The Chosen

1h 51min

Drama

History

Thriller

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.

Production Companies

Oberón Cinematográfica

Alebrije Producciones

Altavista Films

TVE

TV3

Cast

Alfonso Herrera

Alfonso Herrera

Ramón Mercader
Hannah Murray

Hannah Murray

Sylvia Ageloff
Elvira Mínguez

Elvira Mínguez

Caridad Mercader
Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Natalia Sedova
Roger Casamajor

Roger Casamajor

Carles Vidal
Jenny Beacraft

Jenny Beacraft

Ruby Weill
Guillermo Ríos

Guillermo Ríos

'El Negro'
Carlos Corona

Carlos Corona

Man in Hat
Gilberto Barraza

Gilberto Barraza

Uniformed Man A
Evaristo Valverde

Evaristo Valverde

Sergeant Commander
Memo Villegas

Memo Villegas

Uniformed Commander
Jaime Estrada

Jaime Estrada

Cabaret Waiter
Víctor Benjumea

Víctor Benjumea

GPU Interrogator
Mykola Doroshenko

Mykola Doroshenko

Soviet Field Marshal #1
Darko Pilipovic

Darko Pilipovic

Soviet Field Marshal #2
Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Comtesse Waiter
Peter Theis

Peter Theis

Schnautz
Aleh Khaliankou

Aleh Khaliankou

GPU Instructor
Raúl Briones

Raúl Briones

Melquíades
Tania Olhovich

Tania Olhovich

Trotsky's Secretary
Gastón Yanes

Gastón Yanes

Leopoldo Rosmer
Ramón Madaula

Ramón Madaula

Narrator (voice)
Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Narrator (voice)
Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Natalia Sedova

Natalia Sedova

Herself - Trotsky's Wife (archive footage)

Release date

2nd Sep 2016

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Pусский, Español