Tiempo de morir (1985)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Jorge Alí Triana

Writers:

Carlos Fuentes (dialogue)
Gabriel García Márquez (writer)

Plot:

A man is released from prison, and after 18 years, returns to his "pueblo" (village). But in this village...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Sibling Rivalry | Jail | Machismo

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Gustavo Angarita	...	Juan Sayago
Sebastián Ospina	...	Julian Moscote
Jorge Emilio Salazar	...	Pedro Moscote
María Eugenia Dávila	...	Mariana
Lina Botero	...	Sonia
Enrique Almirante	...	Mayor
Carlos Barbosa	...	Doctor
Mónica Silva	...	Sonia's Mother
Héctor Rivas	...	Don Julio
Luis Chiape
Rodolfo Miravalles
Lucy Martínez
Edgardo Román
Nelly Moreno
Patricia Bonilla

Also Known As:

A Time to Die

Runtime:

Canada:91 min | Spain:98 min

Country:

Colombia | Cuba

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

FOCINE

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.