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

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

The Dead Don't Hurt premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Synopsis

In the 1860s, Franco-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy falls in love with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen in San Francisco. They are separated and kept apart by the American 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 in his previous films including Marcel Zyskind, production designer Carol Spier, art director Jason Clarke, and costume designer Anne Dixon.[7]

In an interview with The Times, Krieps described working with Mortensen on the film:[8]

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.

The film is a joint production between Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture and Perceval Pictures.[9]

Principal photography began in Canada on 12 October 2022 on locations in Ontario and British Columbia, with some filming also taking place in Durango, Mexico. Filming was reported to have wrapped in December 2022.[10]

Release

HanWay Films handles sales for the film worldwide.[11][2]

In February 2024, Shout! Studios acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[1]

The Dead Don't Hurt was released in the United States on May 31, 2024.[12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 67 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A solid step forward for Viggo Mortensen as a director, The Dead Don't Hurt offers viewers a comfortably old-fashioned Western with a satisfying, character-driven story."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Viggo Mortensen Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' Strikes North American Deal with Shout! Studios". Deadline.
  2. ^ a b "Viggo Mortensen Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' Scores Further Sales for HanWay, Including France and U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)". variety. February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Dead Don't Hurt (15)". BBFC. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders ‘Dumb Money’, ‘The Holdovers’, ‘Rustin’; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Garret Dillahunt stars in Dead to Me and teases new western". Undeadwalking.com. November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #49. Viggo Mortensen's The Dead Don't Hurt". ioncinema.com. January 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps". Deadline. October 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "Vicky Krieps: 'I love men, but there is something linear in their thinking'". The Times.
  9. ^ "Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps". Variety. October 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Viggo Mortensen heeft nieuwe western klaar". Cinenews.be.
  11. ^ "Viggo Mortensen to direct, star in 'The Dead Don't Hurt' with Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod". Screen Daily.
  12. ^ "'The Dead Don't Hurt' Trailer, Release Date: Vicky Krieps & Viggo Mortensen Are Star-Crossed Lovers In Mortensen's Second Feature". Deadline. March 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "The Dead Don't Hurt". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 2, 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "The Dead Don't Hurt". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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