High Art

Peter Mandrake, a North-American photojournalist becomes embroiled in South America's dangerous underworld of pimps, drug gangs and arms smugglers when he sets out to find the killer of a local call girl.

Cast

Peter Coyote

as Peter Mandrake

Amanda Pays

as Marie, the Archaeologist

Raul Cortez

as Lima Prado

Tchéky Karyo

as Hermes, the Knife master

Giulia Gam

as Gisela Martins

Tonico Pereira

as Rafael

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

as Camilo Fuentes

Paulo José

as Delegado

Eduardo Conde

as Roberto Mitry

José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

as José Zakkai (Iron Nose)

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