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27 Nights (2025)
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Original name: 27 noches
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When a woman is admitted by her daughters to a psychiatric clinic for her carefree ways, an expert must judge if she is ill or simply wants to enjoy life.
Style:
realistic, psychiatric
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family conflict, mental health, elderly man, character study, ethical dilemma, hospital, confined, urban, life, female protagonist, daughter, grandmother, clinic, psychological drama
Time:
2020s
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