A Monster with a Thousand Heads

Sonia Bonet (Jana Raluy) tries to take justice into her own hands after a health-insurance company named Alta Salud refuses to approve the care of her dying spouse. She and her son Dario (Sebastián Aguirre) attempt to fight the system, forcing the company employees to perform the corresponding procedure. ==Cast==

• Jana Raluy as Sonia Bonet • Sebastián Aguirre as Dario • Emilio Echevarría as Enrique Sandoval Núñez • Hugo Albores as Dr. Villalba • Daniel Giménez Cacho as Nicolás Pietro • Daniel Cubillo as Memo (Sonia's husband) • Veronica Falcón as Lorena Morgan • Úrsula Pruneda as Mónica • Noé Hernández as Doorman • Harold Torres as Police Agent 1 • Marisol Centeno as Lorena Morgan's assistant • Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Prosecutor (voice) ==Production==

A Monster with a Thousand Heads is the fourth feature film from Uruguayan-Mexican director Rodrigo Plá, following La Zona (2007), Desierto Adentro (2008) and La Demora (2012). The main actors, Jana Raluy and Sebastian Aguirre, recreate "desperate characters" without exaggerated gestures and postures, "enhancing their work", according to Columba Vértiz de la Fuente of Proceso. The actors read the novel beforehand and rehearsed many times before shooting. About the storyline, screenwriter Santullo exposed that they [Plá and herself] tried to make "an honest movie about the things we think and the concerns we have. So we talk about public and private health, a topic very delicate in the country and the world." ==Reception==

Critical response The film was the opening film of the Orizzonti section at the 72nd Venice Film Festival. José Luis García of Cinestel said that the film has "certain moments of black humor that help lighten the dramatic burden of social criticism". The Mexican premiere of the film was held at the 13th Morelia International Film Festival on October 24, 2015, and by participating in this festival, the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences was able to nominate it for seven categories at the Ariel Awards of 2016, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Picture. Awards and nominations ==References==