Monos (film)

Monos
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlejandro Landes
Written by
  • Alejandro Landes
  • Alexis Dos Santos
Produced by
  • Alejandro Landes
  • Fernando Epstein
  • Santiago Zapata
  • Cristina Landes
Starring
CinematographyJasper Wolf
Edited by
Music byMica Levi
Production
company
Stela Cine
Distributed by
  • Cine Colombia (Colombia)
  • Santa Cine (Argentina)
  • Gusto Entertainment (Netherlands)
  • DCM Film Distribution (Germany)
  • Neon (United States)
  • trigon-film (Switzerland)
  • Angel Films (Denmark)
Release dates
  • January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) (Sundance)
  • August 15, 2019 (2019-08-15) (Colombia)
  • September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
  • United States
  • Switzerland
  • Denmark[1][2]
LanguageSpanish
Budget$2 million[3]
Box office$1.3 million[4][5]

Monos is a 2019 internationally co-produced war drama film directed by Alejandro Landes, written by Landes and Alexis Dos Santos and produced by Fernando Epstein, Santiago Zapata, Martin Solibakke, Cristina Landes and Landes himself. It stars Julianne Nicholson and Moisés Arias. The film follows a group of teenage soldiers assigned to watch over a hostage. This film was released in the United States on September 13, 2019, by Neon and Participant, receiving positive reviews from critics.

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2019, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award.[6] It was selected as the official Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards and the Goya Award for Best Iberoamerican Film at the 34th Goya Awards.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Monos". Lumière. European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Monos". The Swedish Film Database. Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ Kohn, Eric (September 21, 2019). "Colombia's Oscar Submission 'Monos' Is a Hit in Its Home Country — and a Controversy". IndieWire. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Monos". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Monos". The Numbers. IMDb. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Sundance Film Festival - 'Monos' Premiere". Zimbio.
  7. ^ ""Monos", la candidata de Colombia a los premios Óscar y Goya". elpitazo. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ Mango, Agustin (27 August 2019). "Oscars: Colombia Selects 'Monos' for International Feature Film Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2019.