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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 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.

1h 27m2019TMDb 7.5

Spanish

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

  • Sabaté Films

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Info

Original title
Matar a un muerto
Status
Released
Released
5 September 2019
Runtime
1h 27m
TMDB score
7.5 / 10 (36 votes)

Production

Director
Hugo Giménez
Studios
Sabaté Films
Countries
Argentina, Paraguay

Languages

Original
Spanish
Spoken
Spanish