Canada / Sep 15, 2012 / 18A / Toronto International Film Festival
The ABCs of Death (2013)
Directed by Angela Bettis, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Bruno Forzani, Adrián García Bogliano, Xavier Gens, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Jorge Michel Grau, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srđan Spasojević, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, Yudai Yamaguchi, Lee Hardcastle, Kaare Andrews, Anders Morgenthaler
2h 9minruntime
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5.0/10
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Plot
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lucy Clements | Lulu (segment "S is for Speed") |
| Darenzia | Roxanne (segment "S is for Speed") |
| Arisa Nakamura | Yoshie (segment "F is for Fart") |
| Matías Oviedo | Bruno (segment "Cycle") |
| Chems Dahmani | A Bad Guy (segment "X is for XXL") |
| Takashi Nishina | Executioner (segment "J is for Jidai-geki") |
| Hiroko Yashiki | Female Detective (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Demo Tanaka | Salaryman 4 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Fraser Corbett | Nezbit (segment "V is for Vagitus") |
| Miguel Insua | Man (segment "A is for Apocalypse") |
| Sarah Bonrepaux | The Girl (segment: XXL) |
| Je$$ica | Rice Woman (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Arata Yamanaka | Government Spokesman (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Eva Llorach | Woman (segment "A is for Apocalypse") |
| Greg De Cuir | The Paramedic (segment "R is for Removed") |
| Seminosuke Murasugi | Dr. Strangeluv (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Hozake Yamada | High School Girl A (segment "F is for Fart") |
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| Xavier Magot | The man (segment "O is for Orgasm") |
| Yoshio Komatsu | Man Shot in Head 1 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Manon Beuchot | The woman (segment "O is for Orgasm") |
| Joshua Diolosa | College Kid (segment "D is for Dogfight") |
| Honoka Murakami | High School Girl B (segment "F is for Fart") |
| Kurumi Ochiai | Sazae-san (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Sadashi Matsubayashi | Man Shot in Head 2 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Katsuyuki Miyake | Salaryman 3 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Tomomi Sugai | High School Girl C (segment "F is for Fart") |
| Atsushi Hiroki | Man Shot in Head 3 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Match | Loopyloop (segment "D is for Dogfight") |
| Kim Richardson | Mum (segment "T is for Toilet") (voice) |
| Johanna Katharina Riebesam | Amber |
| Jon Øigarden | Bertie the Bulldog (segment "H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion") (voice) |
| Juanita Ringeling | Alicia (segment "Cycle") |
| Gary Iskak | Stage 12 Man (segment "L is for Libido") |
| Epy Kusnandar | Stage 13 Man (segment "L is for Libido") |
| Kelly Tandiono | Eyes (segment "L is for Libido") |
| Attharut Kongrasri | Shane (segment "N is for Nuptials") |
| Johnson Phan | Tech Tronic (segment "V is for Vagitus") |
| Michael J Rogers | Stoker (segment "V is for Vagitus") |
| Adam Wingard | Adam (segment "Q is for Quack") |
| Hiroaki Murakami | Salaryman 1 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu") |
| Orn-arnin Peerachakajornpatt | Ann (segment "N is for Nuptials") |
| Adriana Paz | (segment "I is for Ingrown") |
| Harold Torres | Erik (segment "B is for Bigfoot") |
| Simon Barrett | Simon (segment "Q is for Quack) |
| Alex McAulay | Old Hippie (segment "D is for Dogfight) |
| Cansirano | Epilogue Man (segment "L is for Libido") |
| Neil Maskell | Lord Scanlon (segment U is for Unearthed) |
| Michael Smiley | Father Tom (U is for Unearthed) |
Genres
Horror
Technical details
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| Camera operators | Nicolás Ibieta, Pablo Andrés Monsalve, Harris Charalambous, Manuel Dacosse, Jon D. Domínguez, Magnus Flåto, Ernesto Herrera, Chris Hilleke, Karim Hussain, Chayse Irvin, Nemanja Jovanov, Milton Kam, Antoine Marteau, Shu G. Momose, Yasutaka Nagano, Laurie Rose, Jon Schnepp |
| Additional photography | Nicolás Ibieta, Pablo Andrés Monsalve, Harris Charalambous, Manuel Dacosse, Jon D. Domínguez, Magnus Flåto, Ernesto Herrera, Chris Hilleke, Karim Hussain, Chayse Irvin, Nemanja Jovanov, Milton Kam, Antoine Marteau, Shu G. Momose, Yasutaka Nagano, Laurie Rose, Jon Schnepp |
| Production design | Marichi Palacios |
| Art direction | Marichi Palacios |
| Set decoration | Marichi Palacios |
| Stunts | Rocco, Chris Ferguson |
| Music | |
| Sound | |
| Costume design | Franklin Sepúlveda |
| Makeup | Franklin Sepúlveda |
| Hairstyling | Franklin Sepúlveda |
| Collection | The ABCs of Death Collection |
| Revenue | 23.589 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 22, 2012 / NR / Austin Fantastic Fest
Sweden / Sep 25, 2012 / Lund Fantastisk Film Festival
Finland / Nov 01, 2012 / Night Visions Film Festival
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Belgium / Nov 03, 2012 / Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival Bruges
Mexico / Nov 16, 2012 / Morbido Film Fest
France / Nov 17, 2012 / Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
Japan / Feb 22, 2013 / Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
United Kingdom / Feb 23, 2013 / Glasgow Film Festival
Netherlands / Apr 13, 2013 / Imagine Film Festival
Denmark / Apr 14, 2013 / CPH: PIX
Portugal / Sep 12, 2013 / MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Mar 08, 2013
Italy / Apr 09, 2016
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Apr 26, 2013 / 18
Japan / Jul 20, 2013
Digital
United States / Jan 31, 2013
Netherlands / Oct 17, 2013
Physical media
Philippines / May 21, 2013 / DVD
Sweden / May 22, 2013 / DVD
Germany / Jun 28, 2013 / 18 / DVD
Finland / Sep 04, 2013 / DVD & Blu-ray
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France / Dec 04, 2013 / DVD
Netherlands / Oct 01, 2014 / DVD
Italy / Feb 11, 2016 / DVD & Blu-ray
Indonesia / Jul 30, 2021 / DVD
Egypt / Feb 15, 2022 / DVD
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