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Argentine Drama 27 Noches Debuts Worldwide on Netflix After San Sebastián Bow

The film revisits a 2004 confinement case to probe elder autonomy versus legal‑medical authority.

Overview

  • Netflix began streaming the feature globally on October 17 as an exclusive that requires a subscription.
  • Directed by Daniel Hendler, the Spanish‑language adaptation runs about 107–108 minutes and was produced by La Unión de los Ríos with collaborators Mariano Llinás, Agustina Liendo and Martín Mauregui.
  • The story follows an 83‑year‑old patron institutionalized at her daughters’ request while a court‑appointed expert assesses whether she has dementia or is being confined for other motives.
  • It adapts Natalia Zito’s book Veintisiete noches, inspired by the 2004 case of artist Natalia Kohen that predated Argentina’s 2010 mental‑health law requiring judicial oversight of involuntary hospitalization.
  • It premiered in San Sebastián’s official selection—as the festival’s opener, according to Argentine coverage—and early reviews single out Marilú Marini’s lead turn and the film’s exploration of aging, autonomy and sanity.