La Dosis

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La Dosis

2020

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Marcos is a night shift nurse at a provincial hospital who cares for patients in severe stages of illness. Sometimes – (it’s his secret) – when a patient certainly won’t recover, Marcos helps them reach their last moment quickly. But the settled routine of the ward is shattered when Gabriel joins the staff as another nurse. Gabriel is young, attractive and everyone is seduced by him. But soon the death rate on the ward increases. Whn Marcos realises that Gabriel is also killing patients, but indiscriminately and carelessly, he decides to act. But doing so places his own identity in jeopardy.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

06/16/2021

A very taut and pointed little thriller. I liked it a lot.

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Lena Wilson

New York Times

06/10/2021

"La Dosis" harms itself by refusing lucidity. What should be a razor's edge rivalry plays more like a hamstrung thriller.

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

06/09/2021

Martin Kraut captures realistic tremors of physical tension among the characters, and much of the film's first half is a captivating, slow-burn study of the protagonist in his setting.

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Raquel Stecher

Quelle Movies

07/18/2021

a restrained psychological thriller with a terrific slow build.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

06/17/2021

B-

The debut feature film by Martín Kraut is a curious one set in an ICU ward of an Argentine regional hospital.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

06/12/2021

... doesn't pass judgment on either of its main characters as they match wits, while the intriguing dynamics ratchet up the tension amid the inherent life-or-death stakes.

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Synopsis

Marcos is a night shift nurse at a provincial hospital who cares for patients in severe stages of illness. Sometimes – (it’s his secret) – when a patient certainly won’t recover, Marcos helps them reach their last moment quickly. But the settled routine of the ward is shattered when Gabriel joins the staff as another nurse. Gabriel is young, attractive and everyone is seduced by him. But soon the death rate on the ward increases. Whn Marcos realises that Gabriel is also killing patients, but indiscriminately and carelessly, he decides to act. But doing so places his own identity in jeopardy.

Director: Martín Kraut
Producer: Martín Kraut, Pablo Chernov
Screenwriter: Martín Kraut
Production Co: Alina Film
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2021
Runtime: 1h 33m

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