Killing the Dead
2019, Spanish. Directed by Hugo Giménez.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 5 September 2019
- Original title
- Matar a un muerto
- Country
- Argentina, Paraguay
- Written by
- Hugo Giménez
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Killing the Dead runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Killing the Dead isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Killing the Dead?
Killing the Dead (2019) was directed by Hugo Giménez and stars Ever Enciso, Aníbal Ortíz, Silvio Rodas.