Film: Without Prescription (Receta no incluída)

Sunday, October 27, 2024 10 a.m. to Sunday, November 3 at 11:30 p.m.

This film is part of the 2024 Latin American/Latinx Film Festival. All films in this series are free and open to the public.

Spanish with English subtitles

With Marietere Vélez, Mario A. Morales, Ángel Manuel

Why you must see this film: Because it is an achievement for Puerto Rican cinema. It provokes a heated and productive conversation about mental health and health insurance systems. With a good pace and a compelling script, it is a film that we highly recommend!

Olivia is getting ready for her family’s Christmas Eve party. But her obsessive-compulsive disorder voice in her head, which has been under control for some time, suddenly returns, prompting a desperate search for the pills that have helped her in the past.

The lack of health insurance forces Olivia to reach out to her friend Jessica, whom she met years ago in a mental institution. Jessica introduces her to David, the town’s pharmacist’s son, who agrees to sell her the pills.

Trapped inside David’s apartment by a rainstorm, the two strangers start uncovering truths about each other and begin a healing process that doesn’t necessarily involve pills.

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