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The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-10-22
55%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 51m
Overview:
A Mexican boy bound for Chicago tries to cross the border, but is the crowded wagon he rides in going the right way? An offbeat, allegorical odyssey that blends absurd humor with pastoral imagery. A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire of contemporary Mexico. Written by TIFF LAFF
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies: 
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Movie: The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
Top 10 Billed Cast
Horacio García Rojas
Gutiérrez
Luis Bayardo
Viejo
Eligio Meléndez
Adulto
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