Completed - SPANISH - Thriller, Drama - 102 minutes
Uruguay (1972) unavoidably falls into a terrible dictatorship. Diego and Leonardo, two writers of a well-known TV comedy show, struggle to maintain their integrity. Lieutenant Rojas finds emotional refuge in Susana, a prostitute. In the midst of dark repression, laughter was their only weapon.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Rafa RUSSO Writer(s) : Rafa RUSSO Cast : Joaquin FURRIEL, Alberto AMMANN, Daniel GRAO, Martina GUSMAN, Maribel VERDU, Miguel Angel SOLA Producer(s) : Isabel GARCIA PERALTA, Juan GONA
Uruguay (1972) unavoidably falls into a terrible dictatorship. Diego and Leonardo, two writers of a well-known TV comedy show, struggle to maintain their integrity under the pressure they receive to tone down their political satires against the military.On the side of the oppressors, Rojas, the lieutenant in charge of torturing subversive youth, finds emotional refuge in Susana, a prostitute. Slowly, the lives of all of them are deeply impacted by the yoke of the dictatorship that looms over them.In the midst of dark repression, laughter was their only weapon.
Country(ies) : SPAIN, URUGUAY
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