The titular polycephalic freak of nature refers to both an unprincipled pharmaceutical company and Sonia (Jana Raluy), the wife caring for a cancerous husband who forces the fatcats at gunpoint to reconsider supplying her man with an experimental drug not covered by their insurance. Think Death Wish meets John Q. laundered by an arthouse sensibility. Instead of padding the fleet 74 minute running time with a climactic courtroom battle, director Rodrigo Plá nimbly inserts audio testimony over the action. The precise widescreen compositions and distanced camera placement work to advance the story, but a few more minutes on defining the lead character would have gone a long way in bolstering her defense. As much as I’d like to cheer on anyone who presses a pistol to the temple of Big Pharma, I’m not sure banking your hopes (and entertainment dollar) on Sonia is the way to go. (2015) — Scott Marks
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