The Convict Patient

2012 "Behind every social movement, there is a man willing to die."
7.8| 1h30m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 04 October 2012 Released
Producted By: Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Country: Mexico
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://elpacienteinterno.com.mx/
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On February th 1970, Carlos Castañeda de la Fuente tried to assassinate the Mexican President to avenge the Tlatelolco massacre from October 2nd 1968, defying the most repressive regime in the contemporary Mexican history. Forty years later, this failed avenger survived the system´s disproportionate retaliation, only to wander Mexico City´s streets as a vagrant.

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Documentary

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Director

Alejandro Solar Luna

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Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

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Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.
Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.
Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
angelofdeathztar This documentary talks about the life of a man that tried to kill the president of Mexico back in the years when the PRI(Institutional Revolutionary Party )ruled the country.This failed attempt was made just years after the Tlatelolco Massacre(one of the worst massacres in Mexico in modern times).It shows how much power had (or still have)the ruling president.It also assess the absolute power and how deep attached was (or is) the torture within the judicial system. Also this documentary tries to demonstrate how the institutionalization,medication and torture got the best of a man's life , how a life is secluded and destroyed just by a mere whim of someone.This documentary its just sad and is strong ,sometimes it is so powerful that makes you evaluate the conditions in the Psychiatric hospitals and how their "Knowledge" work. It is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen and there is too much to learn from it.