
El Comité
2006, Spanish. Directed by Mateo Herrera.
A documentary chronicle of the prisoners’ takeover of the Garcia Moreno Penitentiary in Quito, Ecuador. The prisoners find they suddenly have a voice after they take 360 people hostage, and a pattern of abuse and corruption by the guards toward the prisoners becomes clear after lengthy negotiations.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 26 March 2006
- Country
- Ecuador
- Written by
- Mateo Herrera
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El Comité runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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El Comité isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 March 2006. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like El Comité?
If you liked El Comité, try A Toxic Love Story, The Big One, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story.
Who directed El Comité?
El Comité (2006) was directed by Mateo Herrera.