Tiempo de morir

1985
1h 38m

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Gustavo Angarita, María Eugenia Dávila, Sebastián Ospina, and Jorge Emilio Salazar in Tiempo de morir (1985)

A man is released from prison, and after 18 years, returns to his "pueblo" (village). But in this village, time, in many ways, has stood still. The time served by Juan complied with the cour... Read allA man is released from prison, and after 18 years, returns to his "pueblo" (village). But in this village, time, in many ways, has stood still. The time served by Juan complied with the court's justice, but not with some villagers. There are some who still seek true justice.A man is released from prison, and after 18 years, returns to his "pueblo" (village). But in this village, time, in many ways, has stood still. The time served by Juan complied with the court's justice, but not with some villagers. There are some who still seek true justice.

Director
- Jorge Alí Triana
Writers
- Carlos Fuentes
- Gabriel García Márquez
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6.8/10

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Director
- Jorge Alí Triana
Writers
- Carlos Fuentes
- Gabriel García Márquez
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Colombia's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards.

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Remake of Tiempo de morir (1984)

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8/10

Good remake of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' TIME TO KILL

This 1985 Colombian/Cuban production had a hard act to follow, its excellent 1965 precursor by the great Mexican director, Arturo Ripstein. This version OF TIEMPO DE MORIR is a worthy remake. Its mix of Cuban and Colombian characters (though discernible by most Latin-Americans) create a non-descript Latin American atmosphere, in equally non-descript Latin American locations. This is of course in line with the author's intentions, so this Pan-Latin American feel is felt almost as well in this film as in Garcia Marquez' books. The likewise pan-Latin American themes of machismo, family honor, Catholicism, law through gun power, oppressed women, and revenge are very well presented throughout the script and by the camera. This is a little-known Latin-American film worth watching.