A Monster with a Thousand Heads

A Monster with a Thousand Heads (Spanish: Un Monstruo de Mil Cabezas) is a 2015 Mexican thriller film, directed and produced by Rodrigo Plá and written by Laura Santullo. The film stars Jana Raluy, as a wife desperate to beat the bureaucracy, when her insurance company refuses to approve the care her husband needs to survive.

A Monster with a Thousand Heads
Mexican theatrical release poster
Directed byRodrigo Plá
Screenplay byLaura Santullo (based on her novel, Un Monstruo de Mil Cabezas)
Produced by
  • Rodrigo Plá
  • Sandino Saravia Vinay
  • Matthias Ehrenberg (executive producer)
StarringJana Raluy
CinematographyOdei Zabaleta
Edited byMiguel Schverdfinger
Music by
  • Leonardo Heiblum
  • Jacobo Lieberman
Production
company
Buenaventura
Distributed by
  • Memento Films
  • Canibal Networks
  • Music Box Films
Release date
  • September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

A Monster with a Thousand Heads premiered at the 72nd Venice Film Festival as the opening film of the Orizzonti section. The film also received seven nominations for the Ariel Awards in Mexico, including Best Picture, Best Direction and Best Actress, winning one for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.

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