2018
TV-MA
Netflix
2 h 2 m

2018
TV-MA
Netflix
2 h 2 m

Summary 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 beco...

Directed By: Álvaro Brechner

Written By: Mauricio Rosencof, Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, Álvaro Brechner

2018
TV-MA
Netflix
2 h 2 m

2018
TV-MA
Netflix
2 h 2 m

A Twelve Year Night

Name: A Twelve Year Night
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Released: 2018-12-28
Duration: 2 min 2 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort, César Troncoso, Soledad Villamil

Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

7.9

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Directed By: Álvaro Brechner

Written By: Mauricio Rosencof, Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, Álvaro Brechner

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Los Angeles Times

Dec 27, 2018

While this story is more likely to have impact for those who lived through the horrors of this period and Mujica’s eventual emergence as a political leader, A Twelve Year Night avoids the easy trappings of triumph-of-the-human-spirit narratives. Sometimes a human simply withstands what it’s subjected to, and that’s enough to rivet us.

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

7.9

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29% Mixed
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Production Company Tornasol Films, Alcaravan, Haddock Films, Aleph Media, Manny Films, Salado, Mondex&cie, Movistar+, ZDF/Arte, Netflix, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Institut Français, Eurimages, Council of Europe, Programa Ibermedia, Hernández y Fernández Producciones Cinematográficas

Release Date Dec 28, 2018

Duration 2 h 2 m

Rating TV-MA

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Tagline The only defeated are those who lower their arms

Website https://haddockfilms.com/project/la-noche-de-los-12-anos/

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Awards

Uruguayan Film Critics Association

• 6 Wins & 10 Nominations

Huelva Latin American Film Festival

• 8 Wins & 8 Nominations

Havana Film Festival

• 6 Wins & 7 Nominations

A Twelve Year Night

Top Cast

Antonio de la Torre

José Mujica

Chino Darín

Mauricio Rosencof

Alfonso Tort

Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro

César Troncoso

Jefe Militar

Soledad Villamil

Psiquiatra

Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Graciela

César Bordón

Sargento Alzamora

Mirella Pascual

Lucy

Nidia Telles

Rosa

Eduardo Recabarren

Isaac

Sofia Gravina

Gabrielita

Bianca Gravina

Gabrielita

Ana Baltar Peretz

Alejandra

Ilay Kurelovic

Iriondo

Lisandro Fiks

Cabo Sapito

Kornel Doman

Keller

Gustavo Saffores

Suboficial Manrique

Juan José Caiella

Soldato Barriola

Luciano Ciaglia

Soldado Gómez

Luis Cao

Alférez Flores

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