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The Initiated
Thriller · Drama · Mystery · 2023
Based on the novels by Colombian writer Mario Mendoza and on the character of detective Frank Molina, the filming of Los Initiados took place in Bogotá. In the saga of Frank Molina, which uses the books Lady Massacre, La melancolia de los feos, El diario del fin del mundo and Akelarre, the story of an alcoholic private investigator who unmasks sinister plots within the underworld of Bogotá is told.
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The Initiated
2023 Thriller · Drama · Mystery 1h 52m
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5.5 / 10
874 votes
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7.1 / 10
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Based on the novels by Colombian writer Mario Mendoza and on the character of detective Frank Molina, the filming of Los Initiados took place in Bogotá. In the saga of Frank Molina, which uses the books Lady Massacre, La melancolia de los feos, El diario del fin del mundo and Akelarre, the story of an alcoholic private investigator who unmasks sinister plots within the underworld of Bogotá is told.
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The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Juan Felipe Orozco
Written by
Nicolás Serrano · Esteban Orozco
Andrés Parra
Frank Molina
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Aria Jara
Lady Masacre / Gaby López
Juan Pablo Urrego
Ignacio Pombo
Jorge Cao
Augusto Pombo
Francisco Denis
Padre Lazaro
Julio Pachón
Rojan
Silvia Santamaría
Carmen
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The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.