Killing the Dead (2019)
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.
Director:
Hugo Giménez
Writer:
Hugo Giménez
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Ever Enciso as Pastor |
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Aníbal Ortíz as Dionisio |
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Silvio Rodas as Técnico |
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Jorge Román as Mario |
| Production | Vanessa Ragone | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Hugo Giménez | Director |
| Production | Alexa Rivero | Producer |
| Production | Carolina Urbieta | Producer |
| Art | Adriana Ovelar | Art Direction |
| Production | Gabriela Sabaté | Producer |
| Writing | Hugo Giménez | Screenplay |
| Sound | Diego Kartaszewicz | Sound |
| Sound | Martín Grignaschi | Sound Editor |
| Production | Vanessa Ragone | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tania Simbrón | Costumer |
| Camera | Hugo Colace | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sergio Cuquejo | Music |
| Production | Mónica D’uva | Producer |