To Kill a Man (2014)

Original title

Matar a un hombre

Directed by

Alejandro Fernández Almendras

Genre

drama film

Country

Chile, France

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man decides to confront a violent criminal who has been terrorizing his family. The situation escalates into a dangerous standoff.

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What happens

To Kill a Man (Spanish: Matar a un hombre) is a 2014 Chilean-French drama film written and directed by Alejandro Fernández Almendras. The film premiered in-competition in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the festival. On January 29, it premiered at 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam and won the KNF Award. The film later screened at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival in The Knight Competition on March 10, 2014. It won the Critics Award at the festival. It also premiered in competition at 2014 Fribourg International Film Festival on March 30, 2014 and won the Special Jury Prize. After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Film Movement acquired the distribution rights of the film. The movie was theatrically released in the United States and Canada in fall 2014, followed with a VOD and DVD release. The film was selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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