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Carpinteros

  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Jean Jean, Judith Rodriguez Perez, and Ramón Emilio Candelario in Carpinteros (2017)
Julián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance, with fellow prisoner Yanelly, must develop through sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards.
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Julián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance, with fellow prisoner Yanelly, must develop through sign language ... Read allJulián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance, with fellow prisoner Yanelly, must develop through sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards.Julián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance, with fellow prisoner Yanelly, must develop through sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
573
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
43,331
891
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    • Director
      • José María Cabral
    • Writer
      • José María Cabral
    • Stars
      • Jean Jean
      • Ramón Emilio Candelario
      • Judith Rodriguez Perez
    Top credits
    • Director
      • José María Cabral
    • Writer
      • José María Cabral
    • Stars
      • Jean Jean
      • Ramón Emilio Candelario
      • Judith Rodriguez Perez
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 18 nominations

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    Trailer 2:29
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    Jean Jean and Ramón Emilio Candelario in Carpinteros (2017)
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    Jean Jean
    Jean Jean
    • Julián Sosa
    Ramón Emilio Candelario
    • Manaury
    Judith Rodriguez Perez
    Judith Rodriguez Perez
    • Yanelys
    Fernando De Jesús Mejía
    • Director
    • (as Fernando R. de Jesús Mejía)
    Jose Cruz
    • Bolo
    Manuel Raposo
    • Fausto
    Karina Valdez
    • Rita
    Aleja Johnson
    • Rosa
    Carlota Carretero
    • Directora de mujeres
    Keunis Álvarez
    • VTP Mujeres
    Orestes Amador
    • Chino
    Mario Nunez
    Mario Nunez
    • Machete
    Ruth Matos
    • Dra. Pichardo
    • (as Ruth M. Matos)
    Cape Ramírez
    • Lissy
    • (as Caperuza)
    Toussaint Merionne
    Toussaint Merionne
    • Timo
    • (as Toussaint)
    Michael Catedral
    • Juez Civil
    Gilberto Hernández
    • Policía 1
    • Director
      • José María Cabral
    • Writer
      • José María Cabral
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    • Trivia
      The film, based on real events, uses real prison locations and non professional actors throughout.
    • Connections
      Featured in IRIS Dominicana Movie Awards (2018)

    User reviews6

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    Top review
    8/10
    The best dominican drama genre film so far
    I have always admired the work of José María Cabral, he is the most notable pioneer in Dominican Film industry. But this time he went full international and is awesome.

    The filmography, the script, the actors, everything was quite awesome. At first you'll find some over acting, because it was actually filmed with real guards and some real prisoners (which is awesome in a way, because it takes to a reality trip.

    No wonder it was the selection for best foreign language film by the academy. If you haven´t been able to watch it, go and do it. At some point you feel like is a documentary about Dominican Republic´s prison system, but while you are involved into the love relation that the two inmates have, is awesome.

    The ending, unexpected; a bit predictable the last 20 minutes, but... still you want to make sure is true what you are expecting, because is like... "I think this is gonna happen, but it may go the other way around... I don't know, I will have to wait to the end".

    Just watch it and know a little bit more of the Dominican outside the beaches and vacations. The reality of a third world country.
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    • EuricSanti
    • Feb 9, 2018

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    • Release date
      • May 2017 (Dominican Republic)
    • Country of origin
      • Dominican Republic
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Woodpeckers
    • Filming locations
      • Dominican Republic
    • Production company
      • Tabula Rasa Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 3:1

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