The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul

First they betrayed him. Then they gambled with his life.

Directed by John Mackenzie

Produced by Parsons & Whittemore Lyddon Ltd., World Film Services

1983104 min5.8 / 10

A morally complex political thriller centered on forbidden love and betrayal, where personal desire collides with revolutionary upheaval in an unstable Latin American setting.

Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Honorary Consul sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does The Honorary Consul end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Honorary Consul scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Honorary Consul violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is The Honorary Consul easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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