The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man

The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man

111 mins | Comedy | Oct. 22, 2011

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

The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man

111 mins | Comedy | Oct. 22, 2011

The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
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
Producers Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Eficine 226, Arte Mecánica
Original title La brújula la lleva el muerto
Directors Arturo Pons
Writers

Cast

Gael Sánchez Valle

as Chencho

Pedro Gamez

as Paciano

Eulalio Nava

as Wachinton

Horacio García Rojas

as Gutiérrez

Hansel Ramírez

as Joven

Luis Bayardo

as Viejo

Eligio Meléndez

as Adulto

Marco Pérez

as Rogelio

Ana Ofelia Murguía

as Doña Chelo

Vicky de Fuentes

as Marina