Operation Just Cause (film)

This article is about the historical drama film Operation Just Cause. For United States invasion of Panama, see Operation Just Cause.

Operation Just Cause
Film poster
Directed by	Luis Franco Brantley Luis Pacheco
Produced by	Janet Alvarez Gonzalez Jacobo Silvera
Starring	Arian Abadi
Production companies	Jaguar Films Planet Films
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	31 October 2019 (2019-10-31)
Country	Panama
Language	Spanish

Operation Just Cause (Spanish: Operación Causa Justa) is a 2019 Panamanian action war historical drama film directed by Luis Franco Brantley and Luis Pacheco. Produced by executive producers Janet Alvarez Gonzalez and Jacobo Silvera. It was selected as the Panamanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[1][2]

Plot

In El Chorrillo, a military officer, a fisherman, an American businessman, a prostitute and a young man trying to keep his friends from joining the fighting live through the United States invasion of Panama.^[3]

Cast

• Arian Abadi as Calixto
• Anthony Anel as Ismael
• Patricia de Leon as Carmina
• Aaron Zebede as Mayor Robledo
• Janet Alvarez Gonzalez as Colonel Alvarez
• Joavany Alvarez as Lieutenant Colonel Silvera Southcom

See also

• List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Panamanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. "Oscars: 'Operación Causa Justa' representará a Panamá en los Premios Óscar 2021". Crítica Panamá. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
2. "Oscars 2021: Panama Selects Just Cause". Cinema Tropical. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
3. "Operación Causa Justa". Caribbean Cinemas. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

External links

• Operation Just Cause at IMDb