A blackout hits Mexico City—and your conscience might not survive the lights coming back on.
There is a blackout in Mexico City. In the darkness some people are abandoned by God (their conscience) and commit a transgression (murder and infidelity). When the lights come on, conscious of what they have done, they must atone for their sin.
Acting
Joaquín Cosío simmers with volcanic repression—never trust a quiet man in heat.
Cinematography
Shadows become characters; the blackout is practically its own cast member.
Director
Ignacio Ortiz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ortiz adapts Juan Rulfo's literary tradition of Mexican fatalism into visual form—the 'muerto' in the title nods to both the Dead Sea and spiritual death.
The 2013 Mexico City blackout was real; Ortiz wrote the script in 48 hours and shot guerrilla-style before power restored.
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