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.
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| Directed by | Rodrigo Plá |
| Screenplay by | Laura Santullo (based on her novel, Un Monstruo de Mil Cabezas) |
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| Starring | Jana Raluy |
| Cinematography | Odei Zabaleta |
| Edited by | Miguel Schverdfinger |
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Production company | Buenaventura |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
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.