Killing the Dead (2019)
Killing the Dead (2019), directed by Hugo Giménez, starring Ever Enciso and Aníbal Ortíz.
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Synopsis
Paraguay 1978, during Stroessner’s dictatorship, Pastor and Dionisio work burying bodies illicitly. In Argentina, the World Cup is being held. One morning, among the bodies, they find Mario, who is still alive. They know they must kill him but the problem is: in spite of what they are doing, they have never killed anyone before. A storm indicates that the winter is coming while the destiny of the three men is determined during the World Cup final. Both Pastor and Dionisio are the last link of a chain in the terrible system that has as a result in all the missing people.
- Hugo ColaceCinematography
- Hugo GiménezDirector, Screenplay
- Alexa RiveroProducer
- Carolina UrbietaProducer
About the film
Killing the Dead (Spanish: Matar a un muerto) is a 2019 political thriller directed by Hugo Giménez. It was selected as the Paraguayan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
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Killing the Dead (Spanish: Matar a un muerto) is a 2019 political thriller directed by Hugo Giménez. It was selected as the Paraguayan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
During the dictatorship in Paraguay in the 1970s, two men who are secretly burying the dead, realise that one of the corpses is still alive.
Cast
Aníbal Ortiz
See also
List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
List of Paraguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
Killing the Dead at IMDb
Text from Killing the Dead on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_the_Dead
Trivia
- It premiered on September 5, 2019, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h27 — a typical feature length.
- Its original title is "Matar a un muerto".
- It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — International Submission to the Academy Awards among them.
- This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosSabaté Films
- CountriesArgentina, Paraguay
- LanguagesSpanish
- StatusReleased
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Nominations
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 2021
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Cast
Ever Enciso
Pastor 
Aníbal Ortíz
Dionisio 
Silvio Rodas
Técnico 
Jorge Román
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Questions about this film
What is Killing the Dead about?
Killing the Dead: Paraguay 1978, during Stroessner’s dictatorship, Pastor and Dionisio work burying bodies illicitly. In Argentina, the World Cup is being held. One morning, among the bodies, they find Mario, who is still alive. They know they must kill him but the problem is: in spite of what they are doing, they have never killed any…
Who directed Killing the Dead?
Killing the Dead was directed by Hugo Giménez in 2019.
Who stars in Killing the Dead?
The cast of Killing the Dead includes Ever Enciso, Aníbal Ortíz, Silvio Rodas and Jorge Román.
How long is Killing the Dead?
Killing the Dead runs for 87 minutes, or 1h27.
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