A Monster With a Thousand Heads

– When Sonia receives the news that her husband’s cancer has progressed to a critical stage, she rac..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 14 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Original Name:
Un monstruo de mil cabezas
A Monster with a Thousand Heads (2015) - Also known as Un monstruo de mil cabezas

When Sonia receives the news that her husband’s cancer has progressed to a critical stage, she races to secure the insurance company’s 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. .

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A Monster with a Thousand Heads (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Mar 2016

Language:

Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
UNRATED

Director:

Rodrigo Plá

Writer:

Laura Santullo

Main Actors:

Jana Raluy, Sebastián Aguirre, Hugo Albores, Emilio Echevarría

Plot:

When her insurance company refuses to approve the care her husband needs to survive, Sonia Bonet (Jan Raluy) takes things into her own hands. Up against an unyielding bureaucracy and disinterested workers, she is pushed to her breaking point: with her son in tow, she attempts to fight the system.

Awards:

11 wins & 14 nominations.

Gross profit:

$18,069

Production:

Buenaventura Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
Metacritic:
71%