A Sweet Scent of Death (1999)
Release Date: Sep 24, 1999 Wide
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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 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
Sep 24, 1999 Wide
Nov 22, 2005
Cast
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Karra Elejalde
The Gypsy -
Ana Álvarez
Gabriela -
Diego Luna
Ramon -
Héctor Alterio
Justino -
Laila Saab
Adela -
Ignacio Retes
Marcelino -
Juan Carlos Colombo
La Amistad -
Odiseo Bichir
Pascual -
Álvaro Carcaño
Cruz -
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Pedro -
Edna Necoechea
Francisca -
Gabriel Retes
Carmelo -
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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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