Midnight Family
2019 · Movie · 81 min · ★ 7.0 · 89% critics
In Mexico City’s wealthy neighborhoods, a family operates a for-profit ambulance and races against other unlicensed crews to reach emergencies first. As the nights grow more intense, they face constant pressure to balance making a living with doing right by the people they’re meant to help.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-03-29
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (72 votes)
About
If you like tense, real-world documentaries about work under pressure and ethical gray areas, this may hook you, especially if you enjoyed A Cop Movie; Not for you if you want light viewing or clear-cut heroes.
Pros: gripping real-life emergencies; immersive ride-along feel; timely healthcare questions | Cons: stressful night-time intensity; morally uneasy moments; repetitive call-to-call rhythm
Themes
- night shift
- mexico city, mexico
- ambulance
- health care
- workplace
- family
- emergency
- emergency services
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary · 2019
Cast & crew
Directed by Luke Lorentzen