The Chosen (El elegido) 8 years old

Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.

The Chosen

Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.

Credits

The Chosen Cast

Name Character
Julian Sands He was 58, now 66 years old as Kotov
Hannah Murray She was 27, now 35 years old as Sylvia Ageloff
Alfonso Herrera He was 33, now 41 years old as Ramón Mercader
Roger Casamajor He was 39, now 48 years old as Carles Vidal
Elvira Mínguez She was 51, now 59 years old as Caridad del Rio
Brontis Jodorowsky He was 54, now 62 years old as Otto
Emilio Echevarría He was 72, now 80 years old as Coronel Salazar
Javier Godino He was 38, now 46 years old as Costa
Frances Barber She was 58, now 66 years old as Natalia Sedova
Alejandro Calva He was 48, now 56 years old as Siqueiros
Henry Goodman He was 66, now 74 years old as Leon Trotsky
Gustavo Sánchez Parra He was 49, now 58 years old as Balderas
Algis Arlauskas He was 59, now 67 years old as General

The Chosen Crew

Name Department
Heidi Levitt as Casting. Production
Albert Manera as Sound Mixer. Sound
Guillermo Granillo as Cinematography. Crew
Antonio Muño-Hierro as Production Design. Art
Teresa Pelegri as Story. Writing
Dominic Harari as Story. He was 51 (now 59) years old Writing
Mónica Lozano as Producer. Production
Antonio Chavarrías as Director. He was 60 (now 68) years old Directing
Antonio Chavarrías as Producer. He was 60 (now 68) years old Production
Antonio Chavarrías as Screenplay. He was 60 (now 68) years old Writing
Julien Boisselier as Wardrobe Supervisor. He was 46 (now 54) years old Costume & Make-Up
Luisa Guala as Set Decoration. Art
Cristina Campos as Casting. Production
Eamon O'Farrill as Line Producer. Production
Natalia Beristáin as Casting. Production
Arnau Bataller as Music. He was 39 (now 47) years old Sound
Irene Montcada as Art Direction. Art
The Chosen poster
The Chosen (8 years)

Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.

  • Release day: Friday, September 02, 2016
  • Runtime: 111 minutes