Monos

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Monos

"Survival is a cruel game."

2019

1h 43m

6.6(442 votes)

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Thriller

Crime

War

Overview

On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

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12 members

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Moisés Arias

Patagrande

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Julianne Nicholson

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Sofia Buenaventura

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Karen Quintero

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Julian Giraldo

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Laura Castrillón

Sueca

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Deibi Rueda

Pitufo

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Paul Cubides

Perro

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Sneider Castro

Bum Bum

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Wilson Salazar

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Jorge Román

Buscador de Oro

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Valeria Diana Solomonoff

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