The Naked City

The Naked City

1989•1h 31m•6.3/10

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6.3/10(10)

A gritty tale of survival set against a city ripe with violence and corruption. The Naked City tells the tale of Alfonso and Aurelia, who with their infant daughter flee the scene of a traffic accident they inadvertently caused, leaving several people seriously injured. On the run, they check into a hotel in a different part of the town. By coincidence, or fate, the hotel is about to be attacked by a violent gang, who resume to hold everyone hostage, moving room to room raping, killing and brutalizing the guests. When it is turn to visit with the young couple it is their time to decide to succumb to the violence, or fight back.

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Production

Cooperativa Río Mixcoac

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Damián Alcázar

Damián Alcázar

La Suavecita

Pedro Altamirano

Pedro Altamirano

Chilín

Martín Barraza

Alfonso

Carlos Chávez

Carlos Chávez

Abel

Ignacio Elizarraras

Recepcionista

Lourdes Elizarrarás

Aurelia

Graciela Lara

Mamá

Gonzalo Lora

Tacotec

Jaime Ramos

Panadero

Gabriel Retes

Gabriel Retes

Bar Owner

Alejandro Tamayo

El Ruiseñor

Luis Felipe Tovar

Luis Felipe Tovar

El King

Jorge Victoria

Papá

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