Best of 2019: Midnight Family

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Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Dec 15, 2019 4:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Dec 19, 2019 6:15 PM
Film Info
Runtime:81 min
Copyright:2019
Country Listing:Mexico, USA
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Luke Lorentzen

Description

With a population of close to nine million, Mexico City has only 45 state-funded ambulances to serve in emergencies. Meet the Ochoa family, who run a for-profit rescue unit to meet the public's needs when the state falls short. Spending their nights scanning radios, The Ochoas race to be the first responders to critically injured patients in the city's wealthiest neighbourhoodsbut a sudden escalation in competition and police bribes must force them to reckon with the ethics of their practice. Midnight Family takes you on a thrillingly immersive ride through the streets of Mexico and the shocking realities of a broken health care system.

In Spanish with English subtitles

Additional Information

Best of 2019: Here’s your last chance to see the 12 docs that kept us buzzing all year – we’re capping off the year with trailblazing musicians, seedy politics, true crime, a trashy magazine, and more.

“Achieves a powerful measure of suspense.” – Variety

“Empathetic and nuanced portrait of a desperate situation.” – NOW