SummarySantos (José Sacristán), a sick, worn-down hired killer, impulsively heads out on one last assignment: a 2,000-mile excursion from his Buenos Aires hospital bed into the vast interior of Argentina. Cruising along in a vintage Ford Falcon, he encounters Alejandra (Roxana Blanco), who tricks him into taking her along. Their journey ta... Read More
Directed By:Javier Rebollo
Written By:Lola Mayo, Javier Rebollo, Salvador Roselli
The Dead Man and Being Happy
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Sep 30, 2013
75
At once familiar and enigmatic, Javier Rebollo's The Dead Man and Being Happy feels like a connect-the-dots film with a few lines artfully blurred.
Oct 2, 2013
60
Stories of humanized hit men make for a small but well-trod patch of screenwriting terrain, but The Dead Man and Being Happy quickly transcends that territory to become a beguiling road movie.
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Production Company:
- Icónica
- Lolita Films
- Eddie Saeta S.A.
- Utópica Cine
- Noodles Production
- Televisión Española (TVE)
- Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
- Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha
- Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)
- Programa Ibermedia
- Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)
- Cinémage 6
- Oasis
- Picnic Producciones
- Nunchaku Producciones
Release Date:Oct 1, 2013
Duration:1 h 32 m
Awards
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Toulouse Cinespaña
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Gaudí Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
