Un dulce olor a muerte

"When a rumor starts to run, how far can it take you?"

Sep 24 1999 N/A 1h 38m
Drama, Mystery

Ramón is secretly in love with Adela. One morning, he discovers her corpse among the oat fields

Plot

Early morning in the oat fields of Carranco, Ramón runs into the dead body of his secret teenage love Adela. After he covers her naked body with his shirt, the gossip in town is that Ramón's girlfriend is been found murdered. Meanwhile, the Gitano (the gypsy) has left Carranco after a night of love and sex with Gabriela, suddenly interrupted by a flash light of an unknown bearer. That night at the local bar, where Justino, the town sheriff and other regular costumers discuss what should be done, La Amistad, pointing his flashlight to them shouts "el gitano murdered the girl". Marcelino, a bitter old man pushes Ramón to avenge his "girlfriend"'s murder. Now Ramón will have to prove to the people in his town that he's now a man or leave the town in shame.

Written by

Guillermo Arriaga, Edna Necoechea, Javier 'Fox' Patrón

Directed by

Gabriel Retes

Production Countries

Mexico, Spain, Argentina

Production Companies

Lolafilms, Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE), FIDECINE, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Aleph, Ivania Films, Mirador Films, Vía Digital

Languages

Español

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
197
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA