Trujillo's character struggles with aging and the physical problems. The flick is based on fictional events as well as historical deeds deeds these are the followings : Rafael Trujillo (Tomas Milian) was a real dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961 and the official President of the Republic from 1930 to 19 to 1952, he was the iron-handed ruler of this island paradise. The motion picture was professionally directed by Peruvian Luis Llosa (Anaconda, The specialist, Sniper), he is cousin of Mario Vargas Llosa. Colorful as well as evocative cinematography by Javier Salmones. Nice production design, all the exteriors were filmed in Santo Domingo, but the studio filming was done in Spain. Lavishly produced by Andres Vicente Gomez, the picture pays attention to period detail.

Being a Spanish/British co-production appears several fine Spanish actors such as Juan Diego Botto, Gary Piquer as well as British players such as Paul Freeman, Eileen Atkins, among others. Terrific acting by Tomas Milian as a sadist and maniac tyrant, he steals the show playing a disgusting and loathing character, including some unsettling scenes dealing with his relationship to Urania Cabral/Stephanie Leonidas. Good acting by Isabella Rossellini as a smart, kind ,and independent advocate at law whom, returns to to face her past ghost. The film deals with horrifying circumstances that altered Urania Cabral's life forever when she was a teenager well played by Stephanie Leonidas and grown-up performed by Isabella Rosselini along with her relationship to Rafael Leónidas Trujillo for whom nothing in her present or future will ever be the same again. It is less a feast than a somewhat rushed, but thoroughly thought-provoking and the main difference from the source novel was the sacrifice of psychological nuance. Based on the best-selling novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, it has well adapted, though adding some brief changes.

Her life is turned upside down when she has a meeting to Dominican dictator, as well as the events surrounding his assassination carried out by a motley group (Juan Diego Botto, David Zayas, among others). This is the story of Urania Cabral (Isabella Rosellini), a Manhattan successful lawyer, after 30 years returns to República Santo Domingo, to face her past and remembers her father's (Paul Freeman) relationship to Rafael Trujillo (Tomas Milan), a.k.a El Chivo (The Goat). At the beginning takes place a murder of a Spanish writer called Galindo (Gary Piquer) denouncing crimes of the dictator, as he is executed by Trujillo's hoodlums.

The feast of the goat