Death Has No Master
Feature Film
Venezuela, Canada, Luxembourg
Director: Jorge Thielen Armand
Producer: La Faena Films, Tres Cinematografia, Deal Productions
Genre: Drama Thriller
Determined to recover her cacao hacienda from unanticipated invaders, Caro descends into violence as she tries to attain justice in a lawless country.
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.
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.
