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Juan of the Dead

Juan de los Muertos

Cuba, Spain

2011

96 Min
Color
Spanish
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DIR Alejandro Brugués

EXEC Claudia Calviño, Inti Herrera, Gervasio Iglesias

SCR Alejandro Brugués

DP Carles Gusi

CAST Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andrea Duro, Andros Perugorría, Jazz Vilá, Eliecer Ramírez, Susana Pous, Elsa Camp, Blanca Rosa Blanco, Luis Alberto García

ED Mercedes Cantero

PROD DES Derubín Jácome

Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema), Chicago (After Dark Competition), Stockholm (Twilight Zone), Mar del Plata (Las venas abiertas...), CPH PIX (Thrills & Kills)

Synopsis

Fast, fun and hilarious, Alexander Brugués’s 2nd feature film, Juan of the Dead, gives a decidedly Cuban touch to the zombie genre when an outbreak hits the island on the anniversary of the revolution. Juan and his friends are determined to conquer the un-dead, reported by the government as being unruly Americans continuing their quest of undermining the regime. Brugués’s fresh take on the genre is both hilarious, and politically acute. –TIFF

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There Will Be Josh Schasny

24Nov12

My skepticism was so proven wrong on whether this would just be a knockoff of a successful knockoff. Not only is this a great zombie flick, but it is the most political horror film I have ever seen. No jokes. This film screams its message loud and clear to the same effect as a wood paddle to the face. And that is EFFECTIVE. This is by no means "Latino Shaun of the Dead" but rather something bigger than it seems.

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Hugo Resendiz Saldivar

29Oct12

Muy divertida, a veces exagerada, pero muy entretenida y con algunos tributos a películas clásicas de Zombies como Brain Dead. Me gusto que confundieran a los zombies con disidentes capitalistas, y que hicieran lo que todo buen cubano, cobrar por los servicios de limpia.

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Nelson Núñez

13Oct12

El concepto es fantástico: una plaga zombie que se desata en la Cuba actual y es interpretada como actos de disidencia promovidos por el gobierno yankee. Sin embargo, la premisa a menudo se agota por reiteración y el humor se torna fácil y grueso. De todas maneras, me parece una película más que disfrutable.

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Glim Ho

28Aug12

一大波吐槽正在路上

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Daily Briefing. Cinema Scope 50

By David Hudson on April 20, 2012

Also: A new trailer for Soderbergh’s Magic Mike.

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Dallas IFF 2012 Review: JUAN OF THE DEAD

By Twitchfilm.com on April 15, 2012
Dallas IFF presents Alejandro Brugues’ Juan of the Dead as part of their Dark Side of Film series. I reviewed the film at Fantastic Fest, and am revisiting that review on this occasion. It’s a winner!There
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LIFF 2011: JUAN OF THE DEAD review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 19, 2011
At first glance Alejandro Brugués’s zombie comedy Juan of the Dead doesn’t sound too promising. Unless you’re a devoted follower of the diverse strands of Latin American cinema the idea of an unknown director
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First Trailer For Cuban Zombie Comedy JUAN OF THE DEAD

By Twitchfilm.com on October 7, 2011
About a year ago the powers behind the scenes of Alejandro Brugues’ zombie comedy Juan of the Dead did about the worst thing they could have done at the time. They took a zero budget proof of concept promo……
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Fantastic Fest 2011: JUAN OF THE DEAD Review

By Twitchfilm.com on September 25, 2011
There is certainly an argument to be made that the horror comedy has played itself out, however, every few years something fresh pokes its head out of the mire, and we all rejoice.  A few years ago it
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