Killing the Dead
6.7
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.
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Cast
13 people
Ever Enciso
Pastor
Known for
7 Boxes
Aníbal Ortíz
Dionisio
Known for
Captain Fall
Hugo Giménez
Tito Cabrera Vendeuvre
Silvio Rodas
Técnico
Known for
Leal
Mónica D'Uva
Jorge Román
Mario
Known for
Monos
Christoph Friedel
Vanessa Ragone
Also in
Fatherland
El cine a través de la música
Alexa Rivero
Gabriela Sabaté
Carolina Urbieta
Hugo Giménez Director · Hugo Colace Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $24K · First release September 5, 2019 · Produced in Argentina, Paraguay
Box office
Worldwide gross
$23,902
Production
Sabaté Films
Production
Pandora Filmproduktion
Production
Argentina · Paraguay
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Matar a un muerto
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Argentina · September 5, 2019
Theatrical
Paraguay · March 5, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Paraguay
March 3, 2020 · Premiere · Cinemark Paseo La Galería
April 29, 2021 · Digital · Kili Video
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