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Twelve-Year Night

La noche de 12 años (2018)

Drama, Crime, Historical, Biographical | Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, France, Germany

Director: Álvaro Brechner

Where to watch

Streaming

Netflix basic with Ads

Rating: 7.6/10

SYNOPSIS

1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military operation. The order is precise: "As we can't kill them, let's drive them mad." The three men will remain in solitary confinement for twelve years. Among them is Pepe Mujica - later to become president of Uruguay.

Actors

Writer: Álvaro Brechner, Mauricio Rosencoff

Producer: Daniela Alvarado, Javi Barboza

RUNTIME: 122 min

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