Side Effects

Name: Side Effects
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022-12-06

To what extent, ignorance towards disorders makes us act badly as a society, and that is what cinema is for, to reveal the truth

Drama7m

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11%

Tomatometer

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29%

Popcornmeter

Storyline

When Julián's ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is discovered by his mother, she must decide on the right treatment for him, what she does not know is that her actions would unleash chaos in her son's mind.

Trailers

Official Trailer

DirectorsAdrian Cogua, Mateo Rodriguez

ReleasedDec 6, 2022

StatusReleased

Original languageSpanish

Budget

$700

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

1 fresh · 5 rotten

J. R. Jones

RTChicago ReaderMay 11, 2006

A bad movie on a vital topic.

Jessica Reaves

RTChicago TribuneMay 4, 2006

Spectacularly lame dialogue, stilted direction, amateurish production values and a soundtrack that distracts from the film as a whole.

Luke Y. Thompson

RTLos Angeles CityBeatMay 19, 2006

of all the people affected by big drug company scams, do we really care about the ethical dilemmas faced by gorgeous salespeople?

Mark Olsen

RTL.A. WeeklyMay 11, 2006

While Slattery-Moschkau is obviously coming from a very earnest place -- a card before the final credits compares the annual budget for the pharmaceutical industry to that of her own film -- it doesn't make the overall effort any less clumsy.