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Dying Beyond Their Means

2014 · 102 min

A wry, absurdist satire that turns economic despair into a darkly funny kidnapping caper, asking for engaged viewing.

Directed by
Isaki Lacuesta
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Raúl Arévalo, Imanol Arias, Iván Telefunken
Overview
Isaki Lacuesta presents a social satire in which five common or garden citizens, from a country pretty much identical to our own, see their lives ripped apart by the economic crisis. With nothing more to lose, they come up with a crazy plan to save the Spanish and world economy: kidnap the chairman of the Central Bank and demand that he return everything to the way it used to be.

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Directed by
Isaki Lacuesta
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Raúl Arévalo, Imanol Arias, Iván Telefunken
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • crime
  • corruption
  • madness
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Isaki Lacuesta
Written by
Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo
Starring
Raúl Arévalo, Imanol Arias, Iván Telefunken, Àlex Brendemühl, Josep Maria Pou, Albert Pla, Bárbara Lennie, Sergi López
Music
Albert Pla
Cinematography
Marc Gómez del Moral, Diego Dussuel
Runtime
102 min
Country
Spain
Languages
German, Spanish

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