A Dead Man Cannot Live
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A Dead Man Cannot Live

4.5 / 10 2021 1h 45mNR Spanish
ActionCrimeThriller

Storyline

Tano works for Manuel, a businessman who’s made his fortune in the construction sector and who has a tight network of friends in local government who help him carry out his business safely, in exchange for making sure that the drugs enter and leave the city without causing any violence or making any noise. Tano knows that the golden era is long gone. Now, he’s 54 and struggling to make ends meet. His mission is to keep the drug-trafficking business from Morocco under control and to make sure the money keeps flowing, but someone has brought some samples of a new drug into the city and its effects are devastating, causing the local junkies to go completely crazy. Angel, Manuel’s son and heir to his business empire, is convinced that if they start dealing this new drug, they could go back to making the millions they were before the economic crash.

Cast & Crew

Antonio Dechent

Antonio Dechent

Tano

Lead
Rubén Ochandiano

Rubén Ochandiano

Ángel

Jesús Castro

Jesús Castro

Trujillo

Paco Tous

Paco Tous

Eduardo

Nancho Novo

Nancho Novo

Paul

Juanma Lara

Juanma Lara

McCoy

Roberto García Ruiz

Roberto García Ruiz

Roberto

Manolo Caro

Manolo Caro

Maita

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ezekiel Montes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Dead Man Cannot Live is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker