A Monster with a Thousand Heads
A Monster with a Thousand Heads

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A Monster with a Thousand Heads

2016
Movie
74 min
Spanish

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.

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IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic71/100
Google Users88%
Director: Rodrigo PláGenres: Drama, Thriller

Plot Summary

A desperate mother, Sonia, finds herself in a race against time to save her son, who suffers from a rare disease. When doctors and insurance companies fail to provide the necessary treatment, she embarks on a radical and increasingly violent path to secure the medication. Her quest forces her to confront a system that seems indifferent to human suffering, pushing her to extreme measures.

Critical Reception

A Monster with a Thousand Heads received critical acclaim for its unflinching portrayal of a mother's fight against a bureaucratic and indifferent healthcare system. Critics lauded its tension-filled narrative and strong performances, particularly from Jana Raluy, highlighting its effectiveness as a social thriller.

What Reviewers Say

  • A gripping and suspenseful social thriller that effectively critiques systemic failures.

  • Jana Raluy delivers a powerful and compelling performance as a determined mother.

  • The film masterfully builds tension as the protagonist's actions escalate.

Google audience: Audiences largely praised the film's intense and thought-provoking narrative, with many commending its relevance to real-world healthcare issues. Viewers found the story compelling and the lead performance exceptional.

Awards & Accolades

Won awards at the San Sebastián International Film Festival (FIPRESCI Prize) and was nominated for several Ariel Awards in Mexico.

Fun Fact

The film's title, 'A Monster with a Thousand Heads,' is a metaphor for the complex and often insurmountable bureaucracy that Sonia must face in her quest for her son's treatment.

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Reno

**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 fi...