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Dead Man's Switch (2024)

Dead Man's Switch poster
Original title
Arillo de hombre muerto
Directed by
Alejandro Gerber Bicecci
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
B-15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman who drives a Mexico City Metro train searches for her husband who has disappeared. She must navigate the obstacles of government bureaucracy, her job, and her family while she tries to find him.

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What happens

Dead Man's Switch (Spanish: Arillo de hombre muerto, lit. 'Dead man's ring') is a 2024 Mexican melodrama film written, co-produced and directed by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci. It stars Adriana Paz as a Mexico City Metro driver who seeks to find her missing husband, dealing with the reprimands of Mexican bureaucracy, her work environment and her own family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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