Summaries

A film noir evocative Caribbean drama set in 1953 in the Dominican Republic during the cruel dictatorship of Leonidas Trujillo.

A film noir evocative Caribbean drama set in 1953 in the Dominican Republic during the cruel dictatorship of Leonidas Trujillo. After a group of mental patients escape from Nigua Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Antonio Zaglul is appointed new director of the establishment with the purpose of calming down the negative press the lack of control of the place was generating. It will be difficult to tell if madness lives inside or outside the hospital's walls.—Film Director / Producer Leticia Tonos

Details

Keywords
  • neo noir
  • priest
  • psychiatric hospital
  • transvestite
  • dead body floating in a swimming pool
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Oct 14, 2020
Countries of origin Dominican Republic
Language Spanish
Filming locations Nigua, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Production companies Lantica Media Producciones Linea Espiral Nuevo Mundo Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 16:9 HD

Synopsis

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