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The Search Room

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In a high-stakes comedy drama that illustrates the power of humanity in an increasingly fragmented world, the dreams of five vastly different strangers traveling to Puerto Rico are put on hold when immigration authorities confine them in 'El Cuartito' (The Search Room). Trapped inside the tiny detention room and cut off from the outside world, the detainees must find a way to understand each other and work as a team to escape before Thanksgiving night. Guarded by the incorruptible security officers of 'El Cuartito' and facing deportation, each detainee must confront old ghosts and fears as they take destiny into their own hands and become who they have always dreamed of being.

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Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook "El cuartito" doesn't even begin to capture just how nerve-racking it actually is to be detained by customs officers regardless of whether you've done something wrong. Aug 18, 2021 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix [It] mistakenly gives the impression that it's a satirical comedy about how people in Puerto Rico were affected by immigration policies of the Donald Trump administration. The movie is really just a silly hodgepodge of ludicrous scenarios with no edge. Jul 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Marcos Carnevale

Director

Mario de la Rosa

Toti Cuervo

Claribel Medina

Lina

Isel Rodríguez

Mariel

Fausto Mata

Santos Domingo

Ramiro "Ramir" Delgado Ruiz

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Synopsis In a high-stakes comedy drama that illustrates the power of humanity in an increasingly fragmented world, the dreams of five vastly different strangers traveling to Puerto Rico are put on hold when immigration authorities confine them in 'El Cuartito' (The Search Room). Trapped inside the tiny detention room and cut off from the outside world, the detainees must find a way to understand each other and work as a team to escape before Thanksgiving night. Guarded by the incorruptible security officers of 'El Cuartito' and facing deportation, each detainee must confront old ghosts and fears as they take destiny into their own hands and become who they have always dreamed of being.
Director
Marcos Carnevale
Producer
Cynthia Wiesner, Euskady Burgos
Screenwriter
Marcos Carnevale, Javier De Nevares
Distributor
Wiesner Distribution
Production Co
El Cuartito, Wiesner Distribution
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 16, 2021, Limited
Runtime
1h 32m
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