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Midnight Family

Midnight Family

20197.01h 21m

Overview

In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a for-profit ambulance, competing with other unlicensed EMTs for patients in need of urgent care. In this cutthroat industry, they struggle to keep their financial needs from compromising the people in their care.

Directed by Luke Lorentzen
Written by Luke Lorentzen
Produced by Luke Lorentzen, Daniela Alatorre, Elena Fortes
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Themes & Keywords

night shiftmexico city, mexicoambulancehealth careworkplacefamilyemergencyemergency services

About Midnight Family

Midnight Family is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of night shift, mexico city, mexico, ambulance, health care, workplace, family. Directed by Luke Lorentzen, In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a for-profit ambulance, competing with other unlicensed EMTs for patients in need of urgent care. In this cutthroat industry, they struggle to keep their financial needs from compromising the people in their care.

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