When Claudia, a vibrant septuagenarian, is diagnosed with an incurable illness, she decides to end her days in a Swiss clinic. Flavio, her inseparable husband of over 40 years, feels unable to face life without her. This sets in motion their plan to end their lives together in Switzerland. Meanwhile, their daughter Violeta becomes an involuntary mediator between them while trying to clarify her own thoughts. The three embark on a fascinating and profound journey of love and self-discovery.
In his latest feature, Carlos Marqués-Marcet, whose 2014 film “10.000 KM” won the Goya for best new director, treats the audience to a unique, daring, and rewarding look at our unavoidable death. The excellent performances of Ángela Molina and Alfredo Castro deliver fresh take on such a daunting theme. Unequal parts contemporary dance-musical and taut ensemble drama with a theatrical – at times almost comical – intensity, “They Will Be Dust” reaches for the raw emotional core of humanity in all its inherent messiness.
Diana Cadavid, Toronto FF
When Claudia, a vibrant septuagenarian, is diagnosed with an incurable illness, she decides to end her days in a Swiss clinic. Flavio, her inseparable husband of over 40 years, feels unable to face life without her. This sets in motion their plan to end their lives together in Switzerland. Meanwhile, their daughter Violeta becomes an involuntary mediator between them while trying to clarify her own thoughts. The three embark on a fascinating and profound journey of love and self-discovery.
In his latest feature, Carlos Marqués-Marcet, whose 2014 film “10.000 KM” won the Goya for best new director, treats the audience to a unique, daring, and rewarding look at our unavoidable death. The excellent performances of Ángela Molina and Alfredo Castro deliver fresh take on such a daunting theme. Unequal parts contemporary dance-musical and taut ensemble drama with a theatrical – at times almost comical – intensity, “They Will Be Dust” reaches for the raw emotional core of humanity in all its inherent messiness.
Diana Cadavid, Toronto FF
In his latest feature, Carlos Marqués-Marcet, whose 2014 film “10.000 KM” won the Goya for best new director, treats the audience to a unique, daring, and rewarding look at our unavoidable death. The excellent performances of Ángela Molina and Alfredo Castro deliver fresh take on such a daunting theme. Unequal parts contemporary dance-musical and taut ensemble drama with a theatrical – at times almost comical – intensity, “They Will Be Dust” reaches for the raw emotional core of humanity in all its inherent messiness.
Diana Cadavid, Toronto FF
Info
Production year
2024
Global distributor
PÖFF
Local distributor
PÖFF
In Cinemas
11/8/2025