The Most Important Thing in Life is Not Being Dead fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, history, and mystery
Standout characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Most Important Thing in Life is Not Being Dead is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor and dark humor.
The mind, history, and mystery
Its world is built around the mind, history, and mystery. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 22 min
The Most Important Thing in Life is Not Being Dead runs 1 h 22 min.
It was made in Spanish, with some Catalan.
6.4
