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The Venezuelan crisis resulted in a mass exodus by its population. This lyrical film focuses on five who have remained, who are burdened with a sense loss and the ghost of a fractured nation.
In Casas Muertas, exile is not just about crossing borders, it is a state of being. More than eight million citizens have fled Venezuela. But for those who stay, survival means grappling with a society in a state of chaos. In its portraits of Isabel, Darwin, Jesús, Elvira and Gregorio, the film explores a country where protests are met with death squads, where justice feels unreachable, and where every home is a metaphorical casa muerta – a house of the dead. Employing haunting imagery, poetic reflections and a deeply evocative score, Rosana Matecki’s moving documentary captures the void left by those who have vanished and the resilience of those who remain – trapped in the ruins of a broken homeland.
In Casas Muertas, exile is not just about crossing borders, it is a state of being. More than eight million citizens have fled Venezuela. But for those who stay, survival means grappling with a society in a state of chaos. In its portraits of Isabel, Darwin, Jesús, Elvira and Gregorio, the film explores a country where protests are met with death squads, where justice feels unreachable, and where every home is a metaphorical casa muerta – a house of the dead. Employing haunting imagery, poetic reflections and a deeply evocative score, Rosana Matecki’s moving documentary captures the void left by those who have vanished and the resilience of those who remain – trapped in the ruins of a broken homeland.
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Premiere statusInternational premiere
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Director(s)Rosana Matecki
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Country(s)Venezuela, Ecuador, Canada
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Year2025
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Duration83 mins
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Executive producer(s)Claudia Lepage, Natalia Imaz / parabellum film , Rosana Matecki / Kiiskakuna Productions, Loring McAlpin, Ricardo Acosta, Sebastián Arrechedera, Abraham Lifshitz, Camilo Paparoni, Miguel Henrique Otero, Maya Cadieux-Rouillard, Martin Cadieux-Rouillard
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Producer(s)Natalia Imaz / parabellum film , Rosana Matecki, Claudia Lepage
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CinematographyCamilo Paparoni
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Co-Producer(s)Ayoze O'Shanahan
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EditingRodolfo Barros, Ricardo Acosta, Abraham Lifshitz
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SoundDanny Rojas
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Language(s)Spanish
