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Monos

Monos

Survival is a cruel game.

20196.61h 43m

Overview

On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

Directed by Alejandro Landes Echavarría
Written by Alejandro Landes Echavarría, Alexis Dos Santos
Produced by Santiago A. Zapata, Fernando Epstein, Cristina Landes
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $1.9M

Top Cast

Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias

Patagrande

Julianne Nicholson

Julianne Nicholson

Doctora

Sofia Buenaventura

Sofia Buenaventura

Rambo

K

Karen Quintero

Leidi

Julian Giraldo

Julian Giraldo

Lobo

Laura Castrillón

Laura Castrillón

Sueca

D

Deibi Rueda

Pitufo

P

Paul Cubides

Perro

S

Sneider Castro

Bum Bum

W

Wilson Salazar

Mensajero

Themes & Keywords

hostagemountainchild soldierguerillalatin americaexcited

About Monos

Monos is a drama, thriller, crime, war film released in 2019 exploring themes of hostage, mountain, child soldier, guerilla, latin america, excited. Directed by Alejandro Landes Echavarría, it stars Moisés Arias, Julianne Nicholson, Sofia Buenaventura. On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

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