The Naked Room

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The Naked Room

2013

1h 10m

Documentary

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Psychiatrists meet with young patients in the exam rooms of a children's hospital in Mexico.

Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

While "The Naked Room" may raise awareness, it often feels voyeuristic in less productive ways.

Aug 28, 2014

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Jesse Cataldo

Slant Magazine

By eschewing even basic B-roll footage, it ends up feeling even more stripped down than Frederick Wiseman's patient inquisitions, yet nearly as complex overall.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 25, 2014

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

At its best, "The Naked Room" gives a voice to some of society's most troubled and marginalized people, in a style that clearly reflects a great deal of thought about the moral implications of form.

Feb 16, 2018

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Yet Nuria Ibanez's blunt little film - her second feature - fails to avoid the pitfall inherent in all such documentaries: the exploitation of its subjects.

Aug 27, 2014

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Extraordinarily powerful, though extremely tough going to watch these traumatized children. These are kids trapped in their own circumstances, in their own minds. It is extremely difficult to watch their inescapable heartache and mental anguish, especially for kids so young. The camera work allows only concentration on the kids faces - while the images push by, the viewer is no more able to escape the anguish of the children than they are - stories of crime, abuse, and emotional trauma - until the film is over though it will stick with you long after. Powerful but extremely difficult.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

Psychiatrists meet with young patients in the exam rooms of a children's hospital in Mexico.

Director: Nuria Ibáñez
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 10m