Tiger Head (2001)

8.2/10 93 min History

Overview

In the aftermath of the May Revolution, which sparked the end of Spanish colonial rule and the establishment of the first independent government in Buenos Aires, revolutionary leader Juan José Castelli is given the order to oversee the execution of former viceroy Santiago de Liniers. This pushes Castelli into a deep moral conflict, forcing him to confront the tension between revolutionary justice and personal conscience, as well as the human cost of political change.

Cast

Héctor Alterio

Santiago de Liniers

Damián de Santo

Juan José Castelli

Pablo Cedrón

Domingo French

Mónica Galán

Ana Perichon

Roberto Vallejos

Mariano Moreno

Horacio Peña

Cornelio Saavedra

Alejandro Awada

English agent

Érica Rivas

Castelli woman

Déborah Vidret

Uncredited

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