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Hours of Light

20041h 38mManolo Matji
IMDb 6.2

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September 1987. In a shootout with police, Juan Jose Garfia makes a triple murder. Sentenced to more than one hundred years, is a rebel prisoner, clever and elusive that it has nothing to lose and nobody to worry about. In 1991, manages to escape from a police van jumping up. Stopped after two months of robberies and shootings, Garfia leads several prison riots, against which the authorities takes as a measure subjecting prisoners to a more contentious special isolation regime. Garfia, the prisoner with the highest IQ, avoiding drugs, which seems immune to punishment, and lives two years without seeing anyone, held in a tiny cell and subjected to continuous harassment. There he meets Marimar, a nurse I can barely speak, but between both of a current of mutual understanding.

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What is Hours of Light (2004) about?

September 1987. In a shootout with police, Juan Jose Garfia makes a triple murder. Sentenced to more than one hundred years, is a rebel prisoner, clever and elusive that it has nothing to lose and nobody to worry about. In 1991, manages to escape from a police van jumping up. Stopped after two months of robberies and shootings, Garfia leads several prison riots, against which the authorities…

Who stars in Hours of Light?

Hours of Light stars Alberto San Juan (Juan José Garfia), Emma Suárez (Marimar), José Ángel Egido (Chincheta), Vicente Romero Sánchez (Morata), Andrés Lima (Granizo). The film was directed by Manolo Matji.

How long is Hours of Light?

Hours of Light has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2004.

Is Hours of Light worth watching?

Hours of Light holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10. Fans of Romance, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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