El trato (2005): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2005, El trato is a drama film directed by Francisco Norden.

What it’s about. Based on a true story of a British television crew that travelled to Colombia to film a fake documentary about drug trafficking. In one scene, shot in the director’s hotel room, an actor played the part of a character whom the filmmakers passed off as Cali Cartel’s Number Three. They claimed they had risked their lives to get the interview. One sequence also shows a man pretending to swallow capsules of heroine and transporting them to London in his stomach. This phoney TV documentary is an international smash hit. When a London daily discovers that the whole thing is a hoax, a team of British journalists are sent out to Colombia to cover the story. Their report unleashes a scandal that shakes the very foundations of television in the UK.

Who’s in it. El trato stars Joavany Alvarez as Security Guard, Rafael Bohórquez, Óscar Borda and Dora Cadavid, among others.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El trato page.

If you liked it. Fans of El trato tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.