They Are All Dead

Set in the 1990s, it refers back to the 1980s, when Lupe, the lead character, was a rock star.^[1] In present time, Lupe has agoraphobia. She lives secluded, only in contact with her son Pancho (a boy scout who hates her) and her Mexican mother Paquita.^[2][3] The ghost of her brother Diego breaks into her life.^[3]

The film is a production by Avalon PC, Integral Film and Animal de Luz, with funding from Ibermedia and Eurimages.^[5] Shooting began on 11 February 2013.^[5] Shooting locations included Madrid.^[6]

The film was presented on 27 March 2014 at the 17th Málaga Film Festival.^[1] Distributed by Avalon,^[7] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 30 May 2014.

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering Elena Anaya (in a role tailor-made for her) to be the best about the film whereas he assessed that the writing needed more work.^[8]

Jordi Costa of El País wrote that "it is not a perfect film, but it is a risky debut feature with a strong identity".^[9]

Manuel Piñón of Cinemanía rated the film with 2½ out of 5 stars, considering that despite being an "original and bold" film, it is dragged by a forced homage to 'La movida', assessing that the film may have turned to be a "happy anomaly" if it employed less nostalgia and respect to the past.^[2]

Reviewing for Excélsior, Lucero Solórzano deemed the film to be a "a good debut by Beatriz Sanchís" and that, writing shortcomings notwithstanding, it works and is watchable.^[10]

Reviewing for The Hollywood Reporter, Jonathan Holland considered the film to be "a challengingly offbeat but persuasively imagined “what if” bid to talk about well-worn family themes in an adventurous new way".^[3]

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