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Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

Name: Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
Released: 1999

Pantaleón y las visitadoras

1999

A rigidly dutiful Peruvian army officer is given a bizarre secret assignment: to organize a discreet corps of visitors to service soldiers at remote jungle outposts — a task he pursues with absurd, ruinous diligence. A satirical comedy from Mario Vargas Llosa's novel.

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Part of 10 Essential Peruvian Films

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Peru. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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