A Twelve-Year Night

For start - better check the biography of the people represented in that movie, it'll give you a better overview over the events, as it's poorly presented in the production. But it's good. And by "hard" I mean what those people survived. It may seem as not that bad, yet of course being in terrible condition prisons, but that's what it is - nothing (!) happened to those people for twelve years aside from suppressing their existence even there. Almost no contact with others, not being let to go outside, not been given anything to spend their time and this really is a torture that can drive a person insane. Even the smallest everyday activity we don't care about (like going to the toiled) was a breath of air for them.

A film that shows how extremism takes away people's lives and freedom. Great performances and perfect music.

This movie gives one a ring side seat into human depravity on the hand and the human spirit on the other. Enthralling cinema.

Both also during the script and the visually production this film has power, history, pain and hope to keep the spector feeling the intrigue and strength necessary for a real life story like this. Full claps and ovations for the director, producer and the cast, starting with the masterpiece performance of Chino Darin, Antonio de la torre and for sure Alfonso Tort.

Highly recommended specially for public expecting historical perspectives

I'm Puerto Rican, I love Latin and Hispanic cinema and when I find productions that are gems of our countries I feel proud like a little child with a medal. A vibrant, exciting and very sad film. Anyone who wants to know a piece of Latin America, I invite you to see this movie, one of those stories that have shaped what we are, for better or for worse. The main actors of first level. Soledad Villamil equal or better than in "El Secreto de Sus Ojos" and Antonio De La Torre with another brutal, exciting, historical interpretation, which puts him back on my personal list of Latin American favored actors of the last decade with Benicio Del Toro, Ricado Darín and Leonardo Sbaraglia. Without much to say, if you are an admirer of Latin American history, I recommend you to see the film without subjective emotions that cloud your thinking. It's incredible, as Mujica became President of Uruguay after the events that took place. Utopian, everything, probably the best film of Latin America in 2018 and one of the best latin american productions of the last decade. Pure Latin American history.