The film was shortlisted for the Horizon Award at the 75th Venice Film Festival (2018). Uruguay's "Olympic Movies" this year. Adapted from the true story of Uruguay's military dictatorship. In 1973. Uruguay is ruled by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners were taken from their cells during a secret military operation. The order is accurate: "Because we can't kill them, make us crazy." The three men will be held in solitary confinement for twelve years. Among them was Jose Mujica, who later became the President of Uruguay.
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