Painless (2012)

Original title

Insensibles

Directed by

Juan Carlos Medina

Genre

fantasy film, horror film

Country

France, Portugal, Spain

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 187 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A modern-day doctor investigates a puzzling medical case. The story also follows a doctor in a Catalan asylum during the Spanish Civil War.

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What happens

Painless (French: Insensibles) is a 2012 fantasy horror film and the feature film directorial debut of Juan Carlos Medina, who also is the co-writer. The film is a joint production of Spain, France, and Portugal and had its world premiere on 8 September 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Painless is set in Catalonia and follows two different story lines, one set during the Spanish Civil War and one set in the modern day. The film, translated by Andrey Efremov, was shown in Vologda, Russia, as part of the 5th VOICES International Film Festival in July 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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