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Midnight Family
Midnight Family

Midnight Family

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

29 March 2019

Country

Mexico

Cast

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