Natives of the Night
Film Title (Original): Oriundos de la Noche
Film Title (English): N atives of the Night
Film Title (Spanish): Oriundos de la Noche
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Year of Completition: 2007
Running Time: 63 minutes
Format/Color/BW: 35mm, Color/ Black and White
Language : Spanish
English Subtitles
 Director: Javier Balaguer | Biography | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis - Short:
The final moments of the dictatorship of Leónidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic as seen through the eyes of three characters who play decisive roles in the struggle to recover their country´s freedom: Juan Bosch, a politician, Pedro Mir, the national poet and the heroine and martyr Minerva Mirabel.
Film Synopsis - Long:
The final moments of the dictatorship of Leónidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic as seen through the eyes of three characters who play decisive roles in the struggle to recover their country´s freedom: Juan Bosch, a politician, Pedro Mir, the national poet and the heroine and martyr Minerva Mirabel. The long sequence of Trujillo´s assassination runs throughout the entire film, linking together the lives of Bosch, Mir and Minerva Mirabel. From exile, Juan Bosch is the first to condemn Trujillo and his dictatorship. Pedro Mir is the poetic voice who provides the musical background to the revolution. And Minerva Mirabel, whom we follow from her childhood until her horrible execution ordered by the dictator, is the emotional and exemplary element of a documentary film that captures an exceptional moment in the history, politics and life in the Dominican Republic.
Film Credits
Director: Javier Balaguer
Producers: Rafael Sarró Ideas de Comunicación Made in Spain FUNGLODE
Executives Producers: José García , Anna Cassina, Jesús García
Screenwriter: Rafael Sarró
Cinematography: Claudio Chea
Editing: Guillermo Represa
Music: Carles Cases
Cast: Mónica Sepúlveda, Víctor Checo, Rafael Alduey, Pepito Miro, Frank Perozo, Omar Ramírez, Carlos Fernández, Fernando Rodríguez, Christian Guthermann, Wilkin Abreu, Mónica Pérez, Grecia Berrido.
Film History/Prizes:
World Premiere at the FUNGLODE Film Festival
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