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Juan of the Dead

Name: Juan of the Dead
Released: 2011

Juan de los muertos

2011

When the dead rise and overrun Havana and the state blames the chaos on US-backed dissidents, a lazy but resourceful slacker spots a business opportunity, launching a zombie-killing-for-hire service with his friends. A gleefully irreverent horror comedy.

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Part of 9 Essential Films from Cuba

This film is stop 3 of 9 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Cuba. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Cuba in the 196 country film challenge.