The Devil Never Sleeps (1994)
Directed by Lourdes Portillo · 82 min · Documentary
0.6 TOPICAL score · #6,707 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The Devil Never Sleeps is a “whodunit” documentary about family secrets. Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo received a phone call informing her of the mysterious death of her wealthy Mexican uncle Oscar. Officially ruled a suicide, Portillo’s relatives claimed murder, offering several possible suspects including a business partner, a ranch hand, and Oscar’s young widow who stood to inherit everything. Traveling to Mexico, Portillo attempts to learn the truth about her powerful uncle. Using interviews, old snapshots and home movies, she finds a complicated web of family secrets, intrigue, rumor and betrayal that makes her enigmatic uncle’s murder seem ever more likely, yet ever more obscure. As the Mexican saying goes, “When evil is lurking, the devil never sleeps.”
The Devil Never Sleeps (1994, directed by Lourdes Portillo) has a TOPICAL score of 0.6 - ranked 6,707 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 5.5/10 (4 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 5.5/10 (4 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 2 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read345 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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