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Death Has No Master

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Caro travels to Venezuela to sell her late father's cacao plantation, only to find the family mansion occupied by its former staff, who are determined to remain at all costs. As Caro takes justice into her own hands to claim the inheritance she believes is hers, she sets off a struggle that unearths the violence buried in the land and its memory.

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Lou Thomas Sight & Sound 2d
This swampy, slow-burn thriller is part-horror and part puzzle, tackling thorny issues of colonialism, race and family legitimacy in original and intriguing style. Go to Full Review Isaac Feldberg RogerEbert.com May 27
It successfully accrues tension ahead of its explosive finale, one that pays off the story’s slow boil with an outward spiral of violence brutal enough to stain the soil red, Peckinpah-style. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International May 26
The least assured of Armand’s films to date, with Argento’s jarring casting and uneasy performance something of a stumbling block. Still, there’s enough here that’s intriguing and unsettling. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 19h
Asia Argento is ideally cast as a prickly protagonist in this effective slow-burn thriller. Go to Full Review Olivia Popp Cineuropa 5d
Thielen Armand’s take on it is ultimately no different in its path to a bitter, gruesome end, but the sheer overpowering nature of the film’s dark mise-en-scène and sound literally and metaphorically rings in the ears. Go to Full Review Matthew Turner Next Best Picture Jun 2
5/10
"Death Has No Master" ultimately feels like a missed opportunity, both in articulating a more overtly political message and in delivering more genre-based thrills. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Jorge Thielen Armand

Director

Asia Argento

Actor

Dogreika Tovar

Actor

Yermain Sequera

Actor

Jorge Thielen Hedderich

Actor

Arturo Rodríguez

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Movie Info

Synopsis Caro travels to Venezuela to sell her late father's cacao plantation, only to find the family mansion occupied by its former staff, who are determined to remain at all costs. As Caro takes justice into her own hands to claim the inheritance she believes is hers, she sets off a struggle that unearths the violence buried in the land and its memory.
Director
Jorge Thielen Armand
Producer
Stefano Centini, Jorge Thielen Armand, Arantza Maldonado
Screenwriter
Jorge Thielen Armand
Production Co
La Faena, Volos Films Italia, Faits Divers Media
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 46m