Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers

2017 · 108 min · ES · 6.1 (20 votes)
Dir. José María Cabral · Starring Jean Jean, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Manuel Raposo, Carlota Carretero, Aleja Johnson · Music Freddy Ginebra
Drama

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.

VIBE

A quiet, intimate drama that explores the unexpected connections forged in isolation. It's a story of finding hope and love against all odds, told with a raw, understated realism.

intimatetensemelancholichopefulslow-burnarthouse dramacharacter-drivenrealisticloveisolationcommunicationsurvival
prisonjealousyracial slursign languages
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