Director: Rodrigo Plá
Tagline:
Nominated for 7 Mexican Academy Awards! Past San Diego Latino Film Festival award-winner Rodrigo Pla’s (La Zona) sensationally tense thriller, UN MONSTRUO DE MIL CABEZAS, is an incisive portrayal of a woman driven to extreme measures when her ill husband is denied assistance from his insurance provider.
Synopsis:
When Sonia receives the news that her husband’s cancer has progressed to a terminal stage, she races to secure the insurance company approval for the care that can help him. Met with indifference and negligence at every turn, Sonia’s desperation triggers a primal survival instinct as a series of increasingly violent confrontations unfold. A sharp, urgent tale of a distraught woman intent on protecting her family at all costs, Rodrigo Plá’s latest film is an engrossing combination of thriller, drama and timely socio-political commentary.
Critic Quotes:
“Brilliant.” - Screen Daily
“A lean and efficient mix of thriller, drama, and socio-political commentary.” - The Hollywood Reporter
“Unique for how it captures the urgency of a system that's designed to frustrate and confuse people into helplessness.” - IndieWire
“The movie deserves to be known, first of all, as a terrific example of intelligent, captivating film craft-further proof of the recent strength of Mexican cinema.” - RogerEbert.com
“Plá's film is a caustic, genuine swipe at a selfish and insincere society which is content to make money from the suffering of ordinary people.” - CineVue
“Plá achieves a visual style that is ice-cold but also deeply human - a clever way to depict an all-powerful system that feeds on our lives and thrives on our fallibility.” - Village Voice
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNK84zA_yGY
Showtimes:
Friday June 17: 11:00, 8:15, 10:15
Saturday June 18: 12:00, 4:00, 6:00
Sunday June 19: 5:30, 9:30
Monday June 20: 3:00, 7:00
Tuesday June 21: 1:00, 5:00, 9:00
Wednesday June 22: 2:00, 8:00
Thursday June 23: 1:00, 5:00, 9:00
Runtime: 74 minutes
Rating: UR
FILM TICKETS:
$11 General Admission / $8.50 Students & Seniors / $7.50 Members. Tickets available at box office or online:
Only at Digital Gym CINEMA in North Park.
2921 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104.
(Off 805 Freeway on corner of 30th Street and El Cajon Blvd.)
CINEMA INFO:
info@mediaartscenter.org / 619-230-1938
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