The true story behind 27 nights, the film that generates debate on Netflix

On October 17 he arrived at Netflix a movie Argentina that already generates debate: 27 nightsoriginal production directed and starring Daniel Hendler. The film is based on the work of the same name by Natalia Zito, who took as a starting point a true story occurred in Argentina in 2005, marked by scandal, family power and mental health.

The movie tells the story of Marta Hoffman, an 83-year-old woman who dedicates her fortune to financing cultural projects and supporting young artists. Her behavior unleashes the fear and ambition of her daughters, who resort to justice to declare her incapable of managing her assets. What seems like a family conflict becomes a criticism of the way in which old age and female independence are treated by society.

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The true story that inspires 27 nights Its protagonist is Natalia Kohen, an Argentine writer and patron who in 2005 was hospitalized for 27 days in a psychiatric clinic by decision of her daughters, who accused her of squandering her husband’s inheritance. The case, supported by a diagnosis of dementia signed by the neurologist Facundo Manes, unleashed a great media controversy about economic power, autonomy and mental health in the elderly.

In the movieMarilú Marini plays the energetic Marta Hoffman, while Carla Peterson and Paula Grinszpan play the daughters trying to control their fortune. The judicial conflict intensifies when Leandro Casares, an expert played by Hendler himself, enters the scene, whose relationship with the old woman becomes the emotional axis of the story. Through interviews and observations, the plot explores the limits between sanity, affection and interest.

Beyond the legal case, 27 nights focuses on the dignity of older people and how greed can distort family ties. Hendler uses a black comedy tone, alternating moments of humor with situations of moral tension. The film avoids falling into the conventional judicial drama and opts to show the human complexity behind each decision.

27 nightsavailable in Netflixinvites us to reflect on the rights, abuses and loneliness that often accompany old age, remembering that behind every media scandal there is a life in dispute.