Woodpeckers

Unrated

1/23/20171h 48m

Premiere Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

José María Cabral

Status:

Released

Language:

Spanish

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

prison
jealousy
racial slur
sign languages

Cast

Jean Jean

~ as ~

Julián

Judith Rodriguez Perez

~ as ~

Yanelly

Ramón Emilio Candelario

~ as ~

Manaury

Manuel Raposo

~ as ~

Fausto

Carlota Carretero

~ as ~

Directora mujeres

Aleja Johnson

~ as ~

Rosa

Mario Nuñez

~ as ~

Machete

Merionne Toussaint

~ as ~

Keunis Álvarez

~ as ~

Karina Valdez

~ as ~

View full cast & crew

Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 1 year(s) ago
9
I was hooked!

'Woodpeckers' is a terrific prison flick. I do tend to like movies in such locations, you can create some good drama within such confines. This one is no different, it doesn't necessarily do anything spectacularly unique but it executes the storyline supremely well. The plot moves along at a brisk pace, made so thanks to some interesting subplots.

The acting is very good too. Jean Jean leads strongly, he is supported more than ably by Ramón Emilio Candelario and Judith Rodriguez Perez. The rest of the cast play their parts well too. The way the characters communicate for large periods is expertly portrayed, super well done. Their story comes up big at the end, I like the way they decided to go with the conclusion.

Quality viewing, in my opinion. Merits more eyes on it.