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A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 5 nominations
Juan Miguel Más
- Mario
- (as Juan Miguel Mas)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe testicle scene between Lázaro and his son is not a "natural occurrence". Lázaro's bits are made from plastic.
- Crazy creditsWe see Juan fighting zombies on the dock, except that it's animated to look like a graphic novel.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Midnight Movie Review: The Night of Terror 2012 (2012)
- SoundtracksMy Way
(Comme d'Habitude)
Music by Claude François and Jacques Revaux
French lyrics by Gilles Thibaut
English lyrics by Paul Anka
Copyright by Warner Chappell Music France / Jean Musique
© 1968 Warner Chappell Music France, Jeune Musique Edition Sarl.
Bajo licencia de Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Spain) LLC S. en C.
Performed by Sid Vicious
(P) 1978 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by The Sex Pistols Residuals under exclusive license to Virgin Records Ltd
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The Cuban / Spanish production "Juan de los Muertos" is one of those pleasant surprises every day more difficult to find in the entertainment world. For those familiar with the Cuban regime and people, the movie is a very hard critic to both. In fact it seems the movie was only show on cinema festival but was never released in Cuba. For the rest, this is "SHAWN OF THE DEAD" style comedy / satire with some elaborated special effects and surprising production and technical values. Without any explanation Zombies appears in La Habana, Cuba and start eating people. Juan, a lazy fisherman; a "survivor" on his own words finds a way to make money, charging people to kill next of kin that became undead. With the help of his best friend and son, his daughter and a gay couple start a business called "JUAN DE LOS MUERTOS" or "JUAN OF THE DEAD". Obviously things get more complicated than them or the Cuban government expect. The language could be a limitation for not Spanish speakers; some puns are almost impossible to translate; even worse not knowing Cuban idiosyncrasy. In one of the most celebrated jokes, Juan is asked to kill a cow but he refuses because it is too dangerous. In Cuba killing a cow is worse crime than killing people. The other problem with the movie is that attempting to mock every dramatic cliché in movies (like daughter hating father, friend about to die, farewell , even MATRIX style fights) drags the pace down for some moments. Behind the comedy there is serious critic to the Cuban regime (the zombies are call "DISSIDENTS" , the news are always accusing USA of an attack and stating that everything is controlled even when nothing is being done). However the worst criticism goes to the Cuban society main defects; their selfishness (nobody helps anybody and less for free), their arrogance ("we are invincible" is stated many times), laziness and lack of interest in fighting (let's take a boat and move to Miami seems to be the only solution). In brief; if you are Cuban or with Latin roots; you must see it; if you are not, give it a try; will not be disappointed.
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- abisio
- Jun 17, 2012
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- Also known as
- Thợ Săn Xác Sống
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,000
- Mar 18, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $324,834
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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