Dead Souls (2025)

Directed by

Alex Cox

Genre

western, drama

Country

Spain, United States of America

Runtime

1h 28m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Western set in 1890, a man schemes to buy up dead souls from a land registry for personal gain. He travels through a harsh landscape, meeting various people along the way.

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What happens

Dead Souls is a 2025 Western film directed by and starring Alex Cox and co-written with actor Gianni Garko. It is loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's novel Dead Souls, changing the setting from early 19th-century Russia to the United States in 1890. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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