Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (Spanish: Pantaleón y las visitadoras) is a 2000 Spanish-Peruvian film co-production directed by Francisco J. Lombardi. It is based on the eponymous comic novel by acclaimed Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. The film was chosen as Peru's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[2]

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
Directed by	Francisco José Lombardi
Written by	Giovanna Pollarolo Enrique Moncloa Mario Vargas Llosa (novel)
Produced by	José Enrique Crousillat
Starring	Angie Cepeda Salvador del Solar
Music by	Bingen Mendizábal
Release date	2000 (2000)
Running time	144 minutes 119 minutes (North American release)[1]
Country	Peru
Language	Spanish

Plot

The plot follows Captain Pantaleón Pantoja, a straightlaced army captain put in charge of creating a brothel for the army, in order to reduce the incidence of rape surrounding army bases and outposts. The first half of the movie focuses on the humor of the situation, as Pantaleon runs the brothel like an efficient branch of the army. The second half is more dramatic as the captain is changed by running the army brothel and focuses on his relationship with the prostitute Olga "the Colombian".

Cast

References

External links

• Captain Pantoja and the Special Services at IMDb

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