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 ... Read all1973. 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."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."
- Awards
- 47 wins & 31 nominations
- Graciela
- (as Silvia Pérez Cruz)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter he become president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica (played by Antonio De La Torre) earned the nickname of "the poorest president in the world" , choosing to live on a farm outside Montevideo and not in the presidential residence, and donating 90% of his salary to charity. Mujica was so humbled that his "official" presidential car was a blue 1987 Volkswagen Beetle.
- Quotes
José Mujica: What do you think they are? Nuns in a charity?
Lucy: Shut up! Shut up! Listen to me! I'm the one you have to listen to! I'm your mother. They want to drive you crazy. You can't let them. Do you understand?
José Mujica: Mom...
Lucy: Mom my ass! Listen to me. Listen to what I have to say. You have to resist. Resist any way you can, no matter what happens. Resist and don't let them kill you.
José Mujica: I don't know what to do.
Lucy: Yes, you do. The only defeated are the ones who stop fighting. You'll get through this and move on. And nobody... Nobody will take what you have inside.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Premios Goya 33 edición (2019)
- SoundtracksSiga el baile
Lyrics by Carlos Warren
Music by Edgardo Donato
Performed by Sílvia Pérez Cruz (as Silvia Pérez Cruz)
I liked this movie very much because it is based on true events and because it presents the big fight that these three men fought for twelve years. This movie shows also the true face of military dictatorship and what is able to do if nobody fights back and let it act freely. About the direction which was made by Álvaro Brechner who is also the writer, I have to admit that I was happily surprised by it and I believe that his job in this movie was simply exceptional. I also enjoyed the interpretations of Antonio de la Torre who played as José Mujica, Alfonso Tort who played as Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro and Chino Darín who played as Mauricio Rosencof. Another good but short interpretation that has to be mentioned was Soledad Villamil's who played as Psiquiatra.
In conclusion, I have to say that "A Twelve-Year Night" (La noche de 12 años) is an amazing movie with an interesting plot, an exceptional direction, and many good scenes. If you are a fan of Latin America movies like "Nueve reinas", "El Secreto de Sus Ojos", "Wild Tales" and "Nieve negra" then this is the movie you have to watch because I am sure that you are going to love it. But even if you haven't watched any of these movies I believe that you are going to enjoy watching it for all the previous reasons I wrote.
- Thanos_Alfie
- Jan 2, 2019
- Permalink
- How long is A Twelve-Year Night?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- A Twelve-Year Night
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $825,391
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1