On April 22,1997, in Lima, Peru, a deadly game is in play for the lives of 72 men, held hostage for 126 days by a revolutionary guerrilla movement at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence. On one side of the siege is Nestor Cerpa Cartolini, a revolutionary and desperate man willing to kill for the woman he loves; on the other side a ruthless and corrupt political czar, Vladimiro Montesinos. At the heart of the siege is Admiral Luís Giampietri, a man who risks his own life to become a hero. The Lima Siege is the story of the last hour of the last day of a terrifying siege that lasted 126 days.
On April 22,1997, in Lima, Peru, a deadly game is in play for the lives of 72 men, held hostage for 126 days by a revolutionary guerrilla movement at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence. On one side of the siege is Nestor Cerpa Cartolini, a revolutionary and desperate man willing to kill for the woman he loves; on the other side a ruthless and corrupt political czar, Vladimiro Montesinos. At the heart of the siege is Admiral Luís Giampietri, a man who risks his own life to become a hero. The Lima Siege is the story of the last hour of the last day of a terrifying siege that lasted 126 days.
