Death Has No Master

Feature Film

Venezuela, Canada, Luxembourg

Director: Jorge Thielen Armand

Producer: La Faena Films, Tres Cinematografia, Deal Productions

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Genre: Drama Thriller

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Status: Pre-production

Determined to recover her cacao hacienda from unanticipated invaders, Caro descends into violence as she tries to attain justice in a lawless country.

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DEATH HAS NO MASTER is about people who take justice into their own hands, bringing about irreversible self-destruction. The film is set in Venezuela. The country is an omnipresent villain. An invisible beast that surrounds the house, threatening to crush all of our characters.

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Jorge Thielen Armand is a Venezuelan director and screenwriter known for his poetic and socially conscious films that explore themes of family, displacement, and identity. 

- LA SOLEDAD: His debut feature blends documentary and fiction, telling the story of a family in a crumbling Caracas mansion. It was critically acclaimed and premiered at Venice International Film Festival.

- LA FORTALEZA: His second feature, a semi-autobiographical story about a man battling addiction while returning to the Amazon rainforest. Premiered at Rotterdam Film Festival.

- RÍO ROJO: His upcoming film continues to examine Venezuelan society and its upheavals.

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Thielen Armand’s films have been showcased at Rotterdam, Venice, SXSW, and numerous other prestigious festivals. He is recognized for blurring the lines between fiction and reality, often casting non-professional actors and drawing on his personal experiences.