The Dead Don't Hurt

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The Dead Don't Hurt
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Viggo Mortensen
Written byViggo Mortensen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMarcel Zyskind
Edited byPeder Pedersen
Music byViggo Mortensen
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08)(TIFF)
  • May 31, 2024 (2024-05-31)(United States)
Running time
129 minutes [3]
Countries
  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • Denmark
LanguageEnglish

The Dead Don't Hurt is a 2023 Western film written, directed, produced, composed by and starring Viggo Mortensen. It also stars Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Garret Dillahunt, Colin Morgan, Ray McKinnon, Luke Reilly, Atlas Green and Danny Huston.

Contents

The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. [4]

Synopsis

In the 1860s, French Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy falls in love with Danish immigrant to North America Holger Olsen in San Francisco but they are separated and kept apart by the Civil War. [5] [6]

Cast

Production

In October 2022, it was revealed that Mortensen would direct and star in a film he had written, with Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Danny Huston, Tom Bateman, Lance Henriksen, and W. Earl Brown also appearing in the film. Mortensen worked once again with a number of people who worked with him on his previous films including Marcel Zyskind, production designer Carol Spier and art director Jason Clarke, and costume designer Anne Dixon. [7]

Krieps described working with Mortensen on the film to The Times as "In the world of westerns there were not many women. So that was very tough. Of all men he is very soft and open and very 'there'. But still it reminded me why I like to work with women". [8] The Dead Don't Hurt began filming in Canada on 12 October 2022 with Canadian locations including Ontario and British Columbia, with filming also taking place in Durango, Mexico. The project is a joint Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture and Perceval Pictures production. [9] Filming was reportedly finished in December 2022. [10]

Release

HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales. [11] [2] In February 2024, Shout! Studios acquired North American distribution rights to the film. [1] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 31, 2024. [12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 85% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. [13]

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