Death Has No Master
2026 film by Jorge Thielen Armand
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Death Has No Master (Spanish: La muerte no tiene dueño) is a 2026 thriller film written and directed by Jorge Thielen Armand. It stars Asia Argento as a woman who ventures to Venezuela to sell her late father's cacao plantation. It is an international co-production of Venezuela, Canada, Italy, and Luxembourg.
- Stefano Centini
- Arantza Maldonado
- Jorge Thielen Armand
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| Spanish | La muerte no tiene dueño |
| Directed by | Jorge Thielen Armand |
| Written by | Jorge Thielen Armand |
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| Cinematography | Luis Armando Arteaga |
| Edited by | Felipe Guerrero |
| Music by | Vittorio Giampietro |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
The film had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.[1]
Synopsis
In Venezuela, the heiress of a colonial cacao plantation and its entrenched guardians enter a duel for the land, where the only harvest left is violence.
Cast
- Asia Argento as Caro
- Jorge Thielen Hedderich as Roque
- Dogreika Tovar as Sonia
Production
In June 2024, the project received a €200,000 production grant from Film Fund Luxembourg.[2] It participated at the Venice Gap-Financing Market in August 2024.[3] It won the Laser Film Post Production Award at the When East Meets West Co-Production Forum, receiving color grading and Digital Cinema Package services.[4]
In August 2024, it was announced that Paz Vega was cast in the leading role.[5] In February 2026, Asia Argento would portray Caro, replacing Vega due to undisclosed reasons.[6]
Release
Death Has No Master had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.[7] In February 2026, it was reported that Lucky Number had acquired the film's international sales rights.[6]
The distributor h264 will take care of the release in Quebec.[8]