The convict Patient

2012·Mexico·83 min.
The convict Patient
Non rated
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On February 5th, 1970 Carlos Castañeda de la Fuente tried, unsuccessfully, to kill Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. He was sentenced to 23 years of oblivion and was forgotten in a Psiquiatric Hospital. Nowadays, the failed murderer is a homeless who walks Mexico City streets. This documentary film is the search of Castañeda in his wandering, as he remembers his past, telling this unfinished yet alive story.

ScreenwriterAlejandro Solar
CinematographyIgnacio Miranda
Original titleEl paciente interno