Midnight Family
Midnight Family is a 2019 crime documentary film, directed and written by Luke Lorentzen. The film is produced by Kellen Quinn under the banner of Hedgehog Films, and No Ficción. The film stars Fer Ochoa, Josue Ochoa, and Juan Ochoa. The film focuses on Ochoa family who run a private ambulance business.
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Directed by | Luke Lorentzen |
Produced by | Kellen Quinn |
Written by | Luke Lorentzen |
Starring | Fer Ochoa Josue Ochoa Juan Ochoa |
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Plot
Cast
- Fer Ochoa as Himself
- Josue Ochoa as Himself
- Juan Ochoa as Himself
Release
Critical response
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 8.06/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "As narratively urgent as it is technically well-crafted, Midnight Family offers an enthralling and disquieting glimpse of healthcare in modern Mexico".[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "Universal acclaim".[2]
Carlos Aguilar writing for the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Life-or-death incidents unfold before our eyes with intense urgency, yet the filmmaker finds breathing room to intimately profile a group of terribly underpaid heroes".[3] Monica Castillo of TheWrap wrote, "Midnight Family does not shy away from showing the pressures they face from all sides and the constant exhaustion in their line of work, but we also come to understand their sense of loyalty to their patients".[4] Nick Schager writing for Variety wrote, "Midnight Family illustrates that compensation is rarely in the cards here, as haggling leads to either polite apologies from those unable to pay, or harsher rejections from those simply unwilling to reimburse the paramedics for their trouble".[5]
References
- Midnight Family (2019), retrieved 2020-01-27
- Midnight Family, retrieved 2020-01-27
- "Review: Through the streets of Mexico City, this 'Midnight Family' saves lives". Los Angeles Times. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- "'Midnight Family' Film Review: Ambulances Earn a Tough Living in Mexico". TheWrap. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- Schager, Nick; Schager, Nick (2019-11-11). "Film Review: 'Midnight Family'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-27.