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THE DEAD MAN AND BEING HAPPY (EL MUERTO Y SER FELIZ) (Past Film)
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Completed - SPANISH - Black comedy, Road movie - 94 minutes

Log Line

A hired killer who doesn't kill in a film with roads, dogs and guns.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2012 (Debut)
  • Ventana Sur 2012 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2013 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Javier REBOLLO
Writer(s) : Javier REBOLLO, Lola MAYO, Salvador ROSELLI
Cast : José SACRISTAN, Roxana BLANCO, Valeria ALONSO, Jorge JELLINEK, Lisa CALIGARIS, Fermi REIXACH, Vicky PEÑA, Carlos LECUONA

Synopsis

Buenos Aires. On the top floor of a huge public hospital an old spaniard who has spent half his life in Argentina is about to die. Tough, funny and somewhat tender, the man, a wasted professional killer, decides to run away and happily loaded with morphine sets out on a trip up North to nowhere. On the road he picks up a girl who will become his faithfull squire in a two thousand kilometer journey full of black humor.

Production

Country(ies) : ARGENTINA, FRANCE, SPAIN

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Festivals and Awards

San Sebastian FF 2012 - Official selection (Silver Shelf for Best Actor, Fipresci)
New York FF 2012 Main slate
Warsaw FF 2012 Int'l Competition
Mar Del Plata IFF 2012 Competencia Internacional


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