IN PART two of our special interview, Secuestro Express director Jonathan Jakubowicz talks about arriving in Hollywood, the directors who inspired him, the brilliance of Mia Maestro and some of the challenges of filming in some of the most dangerous locations in the world…

Q. Given the controversy that Secuestro Express has caused in Venezuela, are you still based in Caracas?
A. I come and go between Caracas and Los Angeles. I’m currently adapting a Robert Ludlum book for Universal – The Sigma Protocol.

Q. So you’ve arrived in Hollywood as a result of Secuestro?
A. [Laughs] Yeah, I guess so. It’s a very interesting thing. It’s a different world – a big project, big budget, a lot of producers, everybody has an opinion. But at the same time it’s also a movie that’s very close to my heart because it has a message of awareness and the mor