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Paraguay10 Essential Films from ParaguayStop 9 of 10

Killing the Dead

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2019

In 1978 Paraguay, under Stroessner's dictatorship, two men who secretly bury the regime's victims discover that one of the bodies is still alive, forcing an agonizing moral choice. A tense, dread-soaked drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Paraguay

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Paraguay. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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