"La captura," released Friday on Netflix, is a Mexican film based on the operation that led to the 2016 arrest of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Photo courtesy of Netflix
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Netflix on Friday released La captura, a Mexican film based on the operation that led to the 2016 arrest of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, told from the perspective of the two federal police officers who found him as he attempted to escape.
The thriller, released internationally as Facing El Chapo, was directed by Chava Cartas and stars Alfonso Herrera and Noé Hernández, Netflix said.
Herrera and Hernández play Arturo Carmona and Héctor Rosales, two officers patrolling Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa when they intercept a vehicle reported stolen and discover that one of its occupants is Guzmán, then the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
The film follows the officers in the hours after the arrest as they wait for reinforcements and face threats, bribery attempts and fears that members of the criminal organization might try to rescue the drug trafficker.
