A Sweet Scent of Death (1999)

Original title

Un dulce olor a muerte

Directed by

Gabriel Retes

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

16

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Mexican town, a young woman is found dead in a field. A man becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about her death, leading him into a web of secrets and violence.

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What happens

A Sweet Scent of Death (Spanish: Un dulce olor a muerte) is a 1999 drama film directed by Gabriel Retes based on the novel of the same name by Guillermo Arriaga who also wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. It is a co-production among companies from Mexico, Spain, and Argentina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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