Matar extraños (2013): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2013, Matar extraños is a drama film directed by Nicolás Pereda, running about 63 minutes.

What it’s about. A series of auditions is taking place in a museum-like living room. Various men improvise or deliver prepared lines, rehearse gestures and slogans, aim guns, and collapse as if mortally wounded. The theme of revolution is repeatedly invoked. In between, there are scenes of a desert landscape. Three men seeking to join the Mexican Revolution at the beginning of the last century have lost their way. Conflicts smolder among them, water is running low, and mutual mistrust is beginning to take hold. Placing the reenactment of a possible historical event alongside the preparations for it serves to underline the theatricality of every cinematic account of history. Moreover, on a kind of playful meta-meta-level, the scenes in which the actors feel their way through set pieces from a Beatles song or standard battle slogans allow the viewer to witness the simultaneous construction and deconstruction of a collective myth of revolution.

Who’s in it. Matar extraños stars Gabino Rodríguez, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Harold Torres and Esthel Vogrig.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.2/10, Matar extraños has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Matar extraños page.

If you liked it. Fans of Matar extraños tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.