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A Twelve-Year Night

A Twelve-Year Night

Endless darkness. Limitless courage.

20187.32h 2m

Overview

Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.

Directed by Álvaro Brechner
Written by Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, Mauricio Rosencoff, Álvaro Brechner
Produced by Gerardo Herrero, Vanessa Ragone, Fernando Sokolowicz
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Top Cast

Antonio de la Torre

Antonio de la Torre

José Mujica

Chino Darín

Chino Darín

Mauricio Rosencof

Alfonso Tort

Alfonso Tort

Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro

César Troncoso

César Troncoso

Militar

Soledad Villamil

Soledad Villamil

Psychiatrist

Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Ivette

Mirella Pascual

Mirella Pascual

Lucy

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Nidia Telles

Rosa

César Bordón

César Bordón

Sergeant Alzamora

L

Luciano Ciaglia

Gómez

About A Twelve-Year Night

A Twelve-Year Night is a drama, crime, history film released in 2018. Directed by Álvaro Brechner, it stars Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort. Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.

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