The Dead Man and Being Happy
5.4
“A film with roads, dogs and guns”
A Spaniard in Argentina becomes aware of his approaching death while staying at a hospital, so he decides to run away from Buenos Aires and start a trip up North, heading nowhere in particular.
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Cast
45 people
José Sacristán
Santos
Known for
Velvet
Magical Girl
Roxana Blanco
Érika
Also in
The Delay
Alma Mater
Javier Rebollo Fernández
Also in
Killer Housewives
Ángel Hernández Zoido
Verónica Cura
Valeria Alonso
Young Pretty Nurse
Known for
From Tomorrow
Dismissal
Pelayo Gutiérrez
Jorge Jellinek
Big Man
Also in
A Useful Life
Lluís Miñarro
Santiago Racaj
Salvador Roselli
Carlos Lecuona
Érika's Father
No other roles listed
Javier Rebollo Director · Salvador Roselli Screenplay Lola Mayo Screenplay
Worldwide gross $34K · United States release October 4, 2013 · Produced in Spain, France, Argentina
Box office
Worldwide gross
$33,578
Production
Eddie Saeta
Production
Icónica
Production
Lolita Films
Production
Utópica Cine
Production
Noodles Production
Production
TV3
Production
Picnic Producciones
Production
Nunchaku Producciones
Production
TVE
Production
Iconica
Production
Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)
Production
Programa Ibermedia
Production
Spain · France · Argentina
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El muerto y ser feliz
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Catalan · English · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 22, 2012
Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
Spain · January 11, 2013
Theatrical
United States · October 4, 2013
Theatrical
United States
October 11, 2012 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
November 17, 2012 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
May 30, 2013 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 28, 2013 · Digital
France
September 30, 2012 · Premiere · Toulouse Cinespaña Film Festival
Israel
July 6, 2013 · Jerusalem Film Festival
Netherlands
January 25, 2013 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
October 18, 2012 · Digital
Romania
January 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 28, 2013 · Taipei Film Festival
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