

The Devil's Elbow
2014, Spanish. Directed by Antonio Jara Vargas & Ernesto Jara Vargas.
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, 1948. Four days before Christmas, Setico a 12-year-old boy must take a train in search of his father. A trip that will reveal the forgotten memories of this banana enclave and the murder of six political prisoners in a place known as Devil's Elbow.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 10 November 2014
- Original title
- El Codo del Diablo
- Country
- Costa Rica
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The Devil's Elbow runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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Who directed The Devil's Elbow?
The Devil's Elbow (2014) was directed by Antonio Jara Vargas and Ernesto Jara Vargas and stars Federico Picado, Darío Salas, Gustavo Vargas.