A Sweet Scent of Death (1999)
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58% of users liked it
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Murder, mob justice and a young man's coming of age are brought together in this thriller filmed in Mexico. Ramon (Diego Luna), a young man who lives in a small Mexican farming community, one day finds the body of Adela (Laila Saab) in a field, stabbed to death. The incident is doubly upsetting… More Murder, mob justice and a young man's coming of age are brought together in this thriller filmed in Mexico. Ramon (Diego Luna), a young man who lives in a small Mexican farming community, one day finds the body of Adela (Laila Saab) in a field, stabbed to death. The incident is doubly upsetting for Ramon, because he was in love with the girl, though he never did anything about it. The town's sheriff (Hector Alterio) quickly names a culprit, known as the Gypsy (Karra Elejalde). But while the Gypsy was elsewhere at the time of the murder, he can't proclaim his innocence, as he was with his lover at the time, a married woman. Ramon senses something is wrong, but isn't sure what to do -- especially when many in town are pressuring him to avenge the death of the woman he loved, despite the fact it was no more than a schoolboy's crush. The debut film from director Gabriel Retes, Un Dulce Olor A Muerte/A Sweet Scent of Death was shown at the 1999 Guadalajara Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gabriel Retes
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 24, 1999 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jorge Avila Andrade, Moviola
El final de la cinta es algo abrupto, pero bien vale la pena tomarse un par de horas y ver una buena película que es un espejo de los mexicanos
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Cast
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Karra Elejalde
as The Gypsy
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Ana Álvarez
as Gabriela
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Diego Luna
as Ramon
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Héctor Alterio
as Justino
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Laila Saab
as Adela
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Ignacio Retes
as Marcelino
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Juan Carlos Colombo
as La Amistad
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Odiseo Bichir
as Pascual
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Álvaro Carcaño
as Cruz
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
as Pedro
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Edna Necoechea
as Francisca
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Gabriel Retes
as Carmelo
- Socorro Bonilla
- Vanessa Bauche
- Edwarda Gurrola
- Tina Romero
