Secuestro express

Name: Secuestro express
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 2004-03-04
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Mía Maestro, Rubén Blades, Carlos Julio Molina, Pedro Perez, Carlos Madera

IMDb ID: tt0371939 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.5 (2,735 votes)

Genres: Action · Crime · Drama

Young couple Carla (Maestro) and Martin (Leroux) are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla's father (Blades) to hand over the ransom.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Secuestro express
Spain: Secuestro express
Mexico: Secuestro express
Venezuela: Secuestro express
Greece: Apagogi express (TV Title)
France: Born Killers or Die
Hungary: Emberrablók városa
World-wide: Express Kidnapping (English, informal literal English title)
Poland: Porwanie dla okupu
Italy: Sequestro lampo
Brazil: Sequestro Relâmpago
Hungary: Venezuela expressz (Alternative Title)
Russia: Ночной экспресс
Taiwan: 機動綁票
機動綁票Content RatingRRelease Date2004-03-04Runtime86 minutesMetascore48IMDb Popularity0User Reviews37Critic Reviews37Countries / RegionsVenezuelaLanguagesSpanishKeywordshead injury
rodeo
halloween
true crime
nightFilming LocationsCaracas, VenezuelaProduction CompaniesTres MalandrosOfficial SitesMiramax (United States) - http://www.miramax.com/secuestroexpress/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371939/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0371939.jpgUpdated At2025-08-15T12:22:09

Directors

Jonathan Jakubowicz

Writers

Jonathan Jakubowicz

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Mía Maestro | Character: Carla
Actor: Rubén Blades | Character: Carla's Father
Actor: Carlos Julio Molina | Character: Trece
Actor: Pedro Perez | Character: Budu
Actor: Carlos Madera | Character: Niga Sibilino
Actor: Jean Paul Leroux | Character: Martin
Actor: Dalila Colombo | Character: Actress
Actor: Elba Escobar | Character: Drugstore Cashier
Actor: Dimas González | Character: Guardia
Actor: Miguel Ángel Landa | Character: Police's Councilor.
Actor: Balmore Moreno | Character: Oficial Briceno
Actor: Ermahn Ospina | Character: Marcelo
Actor: Rider | Character: Cangrejo

[Directors Group]
Name: Jonathan Jakubowicz | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jonathan Jakubowicz | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Elizabeth Avellan | Role: Producer
Name: Sandra Condito | Role: Producer
Name: Rodolfo Cova | Role: Producer
Name: Eduardo Jakubowicz | Role: Producer
Name: Jonathan Jakubowicz | Role: Producer
Name: Salomon Jakubowicz | Role: Producer
Name: Maria Soledad Lopez | Role: Producer
Name: Jesús Molina | Role: Producer
Name: Stephanie Mora | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Angelo Milli | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: David Chalker | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ethan Maniquis | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Andrés Zawisza | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Belica | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Stella Jacobs | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Cecilia Conti | Role: Production Manager
Name: Rodolfo Cova | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mariella Pérez | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Frank Aguilar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brad Engleking | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paula Fairfield | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stefano Gramitto | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Jacobs | Role: Sound Department
Name: Charles Maynes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carla Murray | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sergio Reyes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Edward M. Steidele | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerry Trent | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Mary Beth Worzella | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Scott Beardslee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Juan Carlos Castillo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alexander Escorcia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gonzalo Fernández de la Vega | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stefano Gramitto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rodrigo Ramirez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nelson Rojas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Jonathan Jakubowicz | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Carmen Rivas | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Jonathan Jakubowicz | Role: Music Department
Name: Angelo Milli | Role: Music Department
Name: Joe Rangel | Role: Music Department
Name: John Roome | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Yannine Poleo | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: George Chavez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diane Macke | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Marc Sadeghi | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Japan: March 4, 2004
Chile: March 6, 2004
France: June 6, 2004
Colombia: July 23, 2004
New Zealand: September 5, 2004
Armenia: October 5, 2004
Afghanistan: October 9, 2004
Bolivia: November 8, 2004 (TV release)
United States: August 5, 2005 (New York City, New York)
Venezuela: August 12, 2005 (Caracas)
Mexico: March 10, 2006
Argentina: April 5, 2006 (video premiere)
Netherlands: May 16, 2006 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: June 9, 2006
Australia: July 13, 2006
Germany: July 30, 2007 (DVD premiere)

Awards

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