Spain / Oct 09, 2025 / Almería Western Film Festival
Good enough for government work.
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
In 1890, the year of the U.S. census, chaos erupts when a stranger named Strindler arrives in a small town in Arizona and requests money for providing the names of dead Mexican laborers. Adapted from the novel by Nikolai Gogol.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jesse Lee Pacheco | Johnny Behan |
| Del Zamora | Zamora |
| Levee Duplay | Prosecutor Samuel Vistov |
| Amariah Dionne | Rose Chandler |
| Brendan Guy Murphy | Sheriff Purdy |
| Sarah Vista | The Widow |
| Karen E. Wright | Rebecca Stanton |
| Ted Falagan | Oso |
| Maria Robles | Nuria |
| Javier Arnal | Juarez Official/Guitarist |
| Melanie Browning | Colonel X |
| Jeffrey Baden | Colonel Y |
| Ed Pansullo | The Undertaker |
| Merritt Crocker | Crocker |
| William Horton | Pool Player |
| Antonio Amate | Mesero |
| Pablo Kjolseth | Valdez |
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| Selena Hurtado de Mendoza | Secretary |
| Gus Cetera | Themosticles Stanton |
| Felix Cetera | Alcides Stanton |
| Colby Elliot | Gambler #1 |
| Geoffrey Notkin | Gambler #2 |
| Rafael Rodríguez | El Paso Deputy #1 |
| Manuel Rodríguez | El Paso Deputy #2 |
| Patrick Moroney | Customs House Cowboy #1 |
| Christopher Boesen | Customs House Cowboy #2 |
| James Flower | Customs House Cowboy #3 |
| Maria de Los Ángeles Callejón Segura | Can Can Girl #1 |
| Noelia Reina Rodríguez | Can Can Girl #2 |
| Alicia Aguilar Ruiz | Can Can Girl #3 |
Genres
WesternDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dead Souls |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Spain, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zapruder Pictures, Exterminating Angel Productions |
| Official site | kickstarter.com |
| Release date | 9 ottobre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Tod Davies, Abby Harris, Amer Hilal, Stephen E Lawrence, David Nedrow, Etienne Thomas |
| Production | |
| Writer | Alex Cox, Gianni Garko, Nikolai Gogol |
| Casting | Reed Chandler |
| Editing | Merritt Crocker |
| Cinematography | Ignacio Aguilar, Chance Falkner, Adrián Sánchez Abad, Hunter Byron, Eduardo Sánchez Flores |
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| Assistant directors | Alex Cox |
| Lighting | Erik Glode |
| Camera operators | Adrián Sánchez Abad, Hunter Byron, Eduardo Sánchez Flores |
| Additional photography | Adrián Sánchez Abad, Hunter Byron, Eduardo Sánchez Flores |
| Production design | Melissa Woods, Jere Sallee, Jim Gould, Lauren York, Daniel Crowley |
| Art direction | Jere Sallee, Jim Gould, Lauren York, Daniel Crowley |
| Set decoration | Jere Sallee, Jim Gould, Lauren York, Daniel Crowley |
| Visual effects | Phil Tippett |
| Stunts | Robert Jensen |
| Music | Dan Wool, Nicolás Gabriel Trujillo, Phoenix Lawson, Nolan Veneklasen |
| Sound | Nicolás Gabriel Trujillo, Phoenix Lawson, Nolan Veneklasen, Dan Wool |
| Costume design | Leonardo Giménez, Quin Davis, Beth Maguire, Dani Sanchez |
| Makeup | Leonardo Giménez, Quin Davis, Beth Maguire, Dani Sanchez |
| Hairstyling | Leonardo Giménez, Quin Davis, Beth Maguire, Dani Sanchez |
| Budget | 214.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Brazil / Oct 16, 2025 / São Paulo International Film Festival
Netherlands / Feb 01, 2026 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
United States / Feb 12, 2026 / San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Digital
United States / Feb 18, 2026 / Streaming for Kickstarter Backers
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