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DramaThriller

A Monster with a Thousand Heads

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When Sonia receives the news that her husband’s cancer has progressed to a critical stage, she races to secure the insurance company’s approval for the care that can help him.

Release Date : 2016-03-30

Language :Spanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Buenaventura

Production Country : UruguayMexico

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Veronica Falcón

Character Name : Lorena Morgan

Original Name : Veronica Falcón

Gender : Female

Jana Raluy

Character Name : Sonia Bonet Castrejón

Original Name : Jana Raluy

Gender : Male

Sebastián Aguirre

Character Name : Dario Castrejón Bonet

Original Name : Sebastián Aguirre

Gender : Male

Emilio Echevarría

Character Name : Enrique Sandoval Núñez

Original Name : Emilio Echevarría

Gender : Male

Hugo Albores

Character Name : Dr. Villalba

Original Name : Hugo Albores

Gender : Male

Úrsula Pruneda

Character Name : Monica

Original Name : Úrsula Pruneda

Gender : Female

Noé Hernández

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Noé Hernández

Gender : Male

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Character Name : Nicolas Pietro

Original Name : Daniel Giménez Cacho

Gender : Male

Marisol Centeno

Character Name : Lorena Morgan's Assistant

Original Name : Marisol Centeno

Gender : Male

Francisco Barreiro

Character Name : Baez

Original Name : Francisco Barreiro

Gender : Male

Daniel Cubillo

Character Name : Guillermo 'Memo' Castrejón (Sonia's Husband)

Original Name : Daniel Cubillo

Gender : Male

Harold Torres

Character Name : Police Agent 1

Original Name : Harold Torres

Gender : Male

Marco Antonio Aguirre

Character Name :

Original Name : Marco Antonio Aguirre

Gender : Male

Antonio Alcantara

Character Name : Office Clerk

Original Name : Antonio Alcantara

Gender : Male

Gabriel Casanova

Character Name : Hospital employee

Original Name : Gabriel Casanova

Gender : Male

Ilya Cazes

Character Name : Notary

Original Name : Ilya Cazes

Gender : Male

Iván Cortes

Character Name : Man In Robe

Original Name : Iván Cortes

Gender : Male

Alejandra Cárdenas

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Alejandra Cárdenas

Gender : Female

Nora Isabel Huerta

Character Name : Lilia

Original Name : Nora Isabel Huerta

Gender : Male

Francisco Mena

Character Name : Cabbie

Original Name : Francisco Mena

Gender : Male

Arantza Ruiz

Character Name : Arantza

Original Name : Arantza Ruiz

Gender : Female

Armando Espitia

Character Name : Cajero

Original Name : Armando Espitia

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**A bold attempt to fight the flawed system.** A Mexican thriller-drama based on the novel of the same name. A theme about fighting a defect in the health insurance policy by an ordinary middle-class family. I had no idea of what this film is about, in the last minute I decided to watch, not even knowing about the storyline or its genre. But intrigued by its honest narration. The depiction in the film might not how in the real world happen, yet it uncovers what the desperate people can able to do if they were not treated fairly. You should not judge it by its cover, I mean its low rating and bad reviews. It is a much better film with a message. The film ran nearly 75 minutes, which is shorter than an average film length, but it revealed everything it wanted to tell the viewers in a bold attempt. One of the realistic films I have ever seen that dealt with the real world issue in an unconventional way. The story of a middle aged wife Sonia, whose husband is very ill and completely depending on the insurance to cover the bills, but the company refuses to pay. So her quest commence to convince them and when she realises it is complicated, in the desperation she takes an alternate route to handle the situation. The following events are unexpected, powerful, before emotionally concluding. "Next time, we'll rob a bank, okay?" It is not about the corruption, but still fits in that category. In the end how you take it all matters. It started off like a slow drama, the developments were failed to impress me until the first 20 minutes. Surprised by the series of events came after that. The mother and son fighting the system their way when there was no option left, or maybe going through the legal proceeding might cost the time and life of the patient. They knew their position, and they did what have to be done at that point without thinking the consequence. It is definitely an interesting take, the writer might have inspired by the real poor people's struggle to access the health insurance benefits, especially in the developing countries. So she added some extra contents to the screenplay (book) where the characters in the story can fight the bureaucracy and to make the story appeal its audience. The film was awesomely made, though there was no money making agenda behind it. The actors, particularly the one as Sonia was amazing, she could convince the viewers the character she played or the story are not fake. And then often, the gunfire sounds suddenly changes the environment in the film to pick up the pace like we do hit the refresh in our computer. That one night event where most of the story takes place was looked some kind of undercover operation by the media. But the camera angles to cover the other side of some of the scenes were smart enough to pour in more interesting stuffs to us to stick with it. This film can't be watched for entertainment or to gain inspiration from unlawful act that shown in it, but it's set to deliver its own message. I don't think anybody would regret watching it, because it is short and sweet and the topic of the film is alone worth a watch. There are some full male nude scenes, but they were unintentional. Other than that it is a good film for everybody, especially for the grown ups I suggest. 7/10