THE DEAD DON´T HURT
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THE DEAD DON´T HURT

Directed by Viggo Mortensen

Info

Director: Viggo Mortensen
Section: Spotlight
Country: Mexico, USA
Year: 2023
PT: THE DEAD DON’T HURT
Language: English, French, Spanish
Version: Original version
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen, Solly McLeod, Danny Huston, Garret Dillahunt
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

A melancholy western drama starring Viggo Mortensen and Vicky Krieps.

French-Canadian Vivienne and Holger, a Danish immigrant, fall in love right before the start of the American Civil War. When he goes off to fight, she’s left to defend herself against the machinations of Weston Jeffries, an influential rancher. Returning from the war ultimately turns out to be a formidable challenge for Holger.

Show calendar
Photocredits: Marcel Zyskind/Alamode Film; Director's Photo: Hanway Films/Alamode Film

Calendar

  • (only P&I)
    City 2
  • After the film: Q&A with Viggo Mortensen and Solly McLeod

    Rio 1
  • Sendlinger Tor
  • Cinema Filmtheater

Meet the director

THE DEAD DON´T HURT

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen was born in Watertown, New York, in 1958. He achieved worldwide fame as Aragorn in THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy (2001–2003). He later also excelled as a character actor and was nominated three times for the Oscar for best actor, including for CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2016). In 2020, he made his directorial debut with the drama FALLING, about a man suffering from dementia.

Credits

Screenplay: Viggo Mortensen
Director of Photography: Marcel Zyskind
Film Editor: Peder Pederson
Composer: Viggo Mortensen
Production Designer: Carol Spier, Jason Clarke
Costume Design: Anne Dixon
Producer: Viggo Mortensen
Production Company: Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture Company
Co-Producer: Regina Solórzano, Jeremy Thomas
World Sales: HanWay Films
Distributor: Alamode Filmdistribution oHG