# A Twelve-Year Night (2018)

> Three Tupamaro prisoners endure twelve years of calculated solitary confinement as Uruguay’s dictatorship wages psychological war against their minds and convictions.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/356090

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, History
- Director: Álvaro Brechner
- Cast: Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort, César Troncoso, Soledad Villamil, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Mirella Pascual, Nidia Telles
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6792282/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, claustrophobic, austere, serious movie night, historical cinema night

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of endurance and resilience against a backdrop of oppression and isolation.

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