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Of the Dead

Of the Dead

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 1, 1979

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

46%

Original Title

Des morts

Production Companies

Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Les Films du Losange, Zéno Films

Director

Thierry Zéno

Description

This morbid, unusual, and critically acclaimed documentary was filmed in the most exotic locations all over the world. Of the Dead (Des Morts) deals with death, the soon dead, and the living they leave behind. Our senses are shown no mercy as we witness the brutal execution of a Philippine Guerrilla. We are literally taken inside a cremation chamber while a human body melts and finally crumbles into nothingness. We witness-first hand- doctors trying to save a victim of multiple stab wounds, all close up, in graphic detail leaving nothing to the imagination. For those who think they have seen it all, Of the Dead, dares to be seen.