The Convict Patient
2012, Spanish. Directed by Alejandro Solar Luna.
Behind every social movement, there is a man willing to die.
On February th 1970, Carlos Castañeda de la Fuente tried to assassinate the Mexican President to avenge the Tlatelolco massacre from October 2nd 1968, defying the most repressive regime in the contemporary Mexican history. Forty years later, this failed avenger survived the system´s disproportionate retaliation, only to wander Mexico City´s streets as a vagrant.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Alejandro Solar LunaDirector
- Carlos Francisco Castañeda de la FuenteHimself
- Fulgencio BlancoHimself
- Pedro Castañeda de la FuenteHimself
- Estela IrineoTrabajadora Social
- Gina BatistaPeriodista Programa Realidades
- Miguel Nazar HaroDirector of Federal Bureau
- Norma IbañezAbogada
- Horacio Trujillo HernándezWard's 5 Director
- Juan Manuel GallardoEnfermero Psiquiátrico
- Juan José Hernández TrejoCast
- Israel RincónCast
- Claudia MartinezCast
Details
- Released
- 4 October 2012
- Original title
- El paciente interno
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Alejandro Solar Luna
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The Convict Patient runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Convict Patient isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 October 2012. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Convict Patient?
The Convict Patient (2012) was directed by Alejandro Solar Luna and stars Carlos Francisco Castañeda de la Fuente, Fulgencio Blanco, Pedro Castañeda de la Fuente.