The true story that inspired 27 nights, the most viewed Argentine film on Netflix

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Netflix recently released 27 nightsthe film directed and starring Daniel Hendler which is based on real events. The film, in turn, is inspired by the novel of the same name written by Natalia Zito and published in 2022.

The story is based on the case of Natalia Kohen, an octogenarian woman who was admitted to a neuropsychiatric hospital against her will in 2005. His two daughters promoted the hospitalization as a way to prevent him from spending his enormous fortune, which included money and works of art.

Who was Natalia Kohen

Kohen was born in 1919 and established herself as a renowned plastic artist and writer in Buenos Aires. Throughout her career, the Mendoza native helped numerous artists and served as patrons. In fact, in 2005 he intended to contribute funds for the creation of a cultural center with Clorindo Testa, which alerted his daughters.

The daughters They appealed to his insanity through a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia signed by PRO deputy Facundo Manes. “Facundo Manes blamed me for a disease called Pick’s disease, but I was healthy. It was something very brutal,” Kohen said in 2006, according to La Nación.

27 Nights came to Netflix: What the Argentine film based on a curious real case is about
27 Nights arrived on Netflix.

A false diagnosis that prompted a necessary debate

Kohen’s case began to gain relevance when she tried to fight against her daughters’ impositions and demonstrate that she was fully capable of living in her home. After spending almost a month hospitalized, it was proven that the diagnosis was false and she was able to regain her freedom.. Kohen died in 2022, at the age of 103, and in 2009 she was named Outstanding Personality of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires by the Buenos Aires Legislature.

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His case generated repercussions, since many friends, including the writer and activist Juan José Sebreli, demonstrated to give visibility to his situation and demand justice. Kohen’s story fueled debate about the need for a new mental health law that would protect people and establish that no one can be institutionalized without their consent.. This law was regulated in 2013.