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To Kill a Killer

2007 1h 35m ES
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★5.4TMDB · 9
Thriller
Synopsis
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Salomon Caramona and Lyndsey Jimenez are a hit-man and his wife who have to flee Mexico to Chicago when Caramona doesn't finish a hit. Unknown to him, the man that hired Caramona for the original hit, tracks him down in Chicago and is willing to forgive the original hit if the former assassin will find a serial killer that tortured and murdered his daughter.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Ricardo Islas
Writers
Ricardo Islas
Languages
Spanish
Countries
United States of America

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ricardo Islas, shot by Joe Passarelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ricardo Islas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jorge Reynoso and Dominic Capone and Salomón Carmona carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0426602 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ricardo Islas directs. Joe Passarelli behind the camera. Ricardo Islas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 19 years ago.
  • 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 3Directed by Ricardo Islas, shot by Joe Passarelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Ricardo Islas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Jorge Reynoso and Dominic Capone and Salomón Carmona carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0426602 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Joe Passarelli
Editing
Ricardo Islas
Makeup / hair
Mark Schmudde
Sound
Andrei Toncu
Runtime
95 min · 1h 35m
Status
Released
Original language
ES

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Ricardo Islas

Production companies

Who made it

  • ME

    Metropolitan Filmworks

Key crew

  • Makeup Department HeadMark Schmudde
  • Special EffectsMark Schmudde
  • EditorRicardo Islas
  • ProducerDiana Romero
  • Sound DesignerAndrei Toncu

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2007-06-12

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International titles

  • To kill a killerUS
  • To kill a killerDE

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