Midnight Family

Midnight Family

2019-03-29 1h 21m
Documentary
7.0
User Score
71 votes

Overview

In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a for-profit ambulance, competing with other unlicensed EMTs for patients in need of urgent care. In this cutthroat industry, they struggle to keep their financial needs from compromising the people in their care.

Luke Lorentzen

Director

Luke Lorentzen

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

es

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 21m

Release Date

2019-03-29

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Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

2020-04-19T23:59:33.930Z

Thanks to Lorentzen's unobtrusive embedded presence within the ambulance, capturing a series of harrowing real-life vignettes, 'Midnight Family' reflects the present difficulties of blue-collar work and asks some alarming questions about the future of private healthcare. Try watching it at night, when you're too tired to do anything, but have just enough energy not to fall asleep. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-midnight-family-life-death-and-private-healthcare-in-mexico-city