A Twelve-Year Night (2018) – Filming Locations
Drama / Crime / History · Directed by Álvaro Brechner · Starring Antonio de la Torre, Soledad Villamil
Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.
Where was A Twelve-Year Night filmed?
- Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo – Prison scenes and torture sequences depicting the detention facility. The actual former prison hospital where political detainees were held during Uruguay's military dictatorship serves as the primary setting for the film's harrowing scenes
- Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo – Establishing shots and flashbacks of pre-imprisonment life in the city. The historic colonial district provides context for the characters' lives before and after their imprisonment