La pena maxima

1978, Lima. All of Peru is watching their team play in the World Cup in Argentina. In the meantime, F lix Chacaltana, a young worker at the Palace of Justics, is investigating a plot involving kidnapped children that implicates the Latin American dictatorships and the insurgents in these countries. In this ingenious political thriller featuring the main character of Red April, Roncagliolo constructs an unsettling tale about soccer, kidnappings, and the savagery of the Argentinean dictatorship.