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Monos, directed by Alejandro Landes and Alexis dos Santos.

MONOS, directed by Alejandro Landes and written by Alexis dos Santos

Alejandro Landes and Alexis dos Santos (La Résidence 2006 and 2008) release their film “Monos”, best film and director prizes at the 2019 Newport Beach Film Festival.

Belonging to a rebel group called “The Organization”, a ragtag band of child soldiers occupies a derelict ruin atop a remote mountain where they train themselves, watch over a milk cow and hold hostage a kidnapped American engineer. But after an attack forces them to abandon their base, playtime is over …

In theatres on March 4th. With Julianne Nicholson, Moisés Arias and Wilson Salazar.

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