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The Naked City (1989) [N/A]

Featuring:
Lourdes Elizarrarás, Martin Barraza, Luis Felipe Tovar

Written by:
Servando González
Gabriel Retes
Ignacio Retes

Directed by:
Gabriel Retes


Release Date:
November 3, 1989

Original Title:
La ciudad al desnudo

Alternate Titles:
La Ciudad para Vivir
Pandilleros en la Ciudad al Desnudo

Genres:
Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
Cooperativa Río Mixcoac

Production Countries:
Mexico

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 91

Overview from TheMovieDB

A gritty tale of survival set against a city ripe with violence and corruption. The Naked City tells the tale of Alfonso and Aurelia, who with their infant daughter flee the scene of a traffic accident they inadvertently caused, leaving several people seriously injured. On the run, they check into a hotel in a different part of the town. By coincidence, or fate, the hotel is about to be attacked by a violent gang, who resume to hold everyone hostage, moving room to room raping, killing and brutalizing the guests. When it is turn to visit with the young couple it is their time to decide to succumb to the violence, or fight back.

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Overview from Open Movies

The Naked City tells the tale of Alfonso and Aurelia, who with their infant daughter flee the scene of a traffic accident they inadvertently caused, leaving several people seriously injured.

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Rankings and Honors

The Naked City (1989) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.5/10
Awards Won: 1 win & 2 nominations

Performers

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Production

Assistant Director:
Lourdes Elizarrarás

Cinematography:
Francisco Bojórquez

Costume Design:
Carmen Garza

Director:
Gabriel Retes

Editor:
Víctor Mondragón

Music:
Rodrigo Mendoza Millán

Music Supervisor:
Rodrigo Mendoza Millán

Producer:
Gabriel Retes

Production Manager:
Gonzalo Lora

Recording Supervision:
René Ruiz Cerón

Screenplay:
Ignacio Retes

Sound:
Fernando Cámara

Story:
Ignacio Retes
Servando González

Writer:
Gabriel Retes

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