A Twelve-Year Night
Original title: La noche de 12 años
“Endless darkness. Limitless courage.”
2018 · 2 h 2 min
Directed by 
Alvaro Brechner
Alvaro BrechnerCast
Antonio de la Torre Chino Darín Alfonso Tort César Troncoso Soledad Villamil Sílvia Pérez Cruz
Credits
Written by: Álvaro Brechner
Plot
The true story of three Tupamaro political prisoners, José Mujica, Mauricio Rosencof and Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, held in isolation for twelve years by the Uruguayan dictatorship, trying to keep their sanity.
Sinekatalog’s take
A harrowing and powerful true story of political imprisonment.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (11,853 votes)
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