| Presos | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Esteban Ramírez |
| Written by | Esteban Ramírez |
| Starring | Alejandro Aguilar |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Language | Spanish |
Presos (Inmate) is a 2015 Costa Rican drama film directed by Esteban Ramirez. The film was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [1] [2]
Presos is a drama film about a young woman whose safe existence unravels when she secretly befriends a prison inmate. [3]
The film was shot in Guadalupe, San José and Costa Rica and produced by Amaya Izquierdo. It was director Ramírez's third film and inspired by the 1973 documentary Los Presos, done by Ramirez's father. [3]
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