To Die Is Not Always Good Business

To Die Is Not Always Good Business
Theatrical release poster
SpanishMorir no siempre sale bien
Directed byClaudia Pinto Emperador
Screenplay by
  • Luis Moreno Sánchez
  • Claudia Pinto Emperador
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAitor Echeverría
Edited byMapa Pastor
Music byVanessa Garde
Production
companies
  • Morir de película AIE
  • Voramar Films
  • Tornasol Media
Distributed byKarma Films
Release dates
  • 23 April 2026 (2026-04-23) (BCN Film Fest)
  • 26 June 2026 (2026-06-26) (Spain)
Running time
97 minutes
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Spanish
  • Catalan

To Die Is Not Always Good Business (Spanish: Morir no siempre sale bien) is a 2026 black comedy film directed by Claudia Pinto Emperador. The cast is led by Tamara Casellas and Ana Wagener. It features dialogue in Spanish and Valencian (Catalan).

Plot

A lower-class family desecrates the tomb of a purportedly deceased businessman to ask for a ransom, although the body turns out to belong to another person, while the rich widow also has plans.

Cast

Production

Luis Moreno developed the original story under the title El cadáver insaciable. The film was produced by Voramar Films, Tornasol Media, and Morir de Película AIE, with the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and À Punt Media. It was shot in Spanish and Valencian. Filming locations in the Valencia region included Tavernes de la Valldigna and Alfafar.

Release

The film was presented in the 'Cinema amb gràcia' section of the 10th BCN Film Fest on 23 April 2026. Distributed by Karma Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 26 June 2026.

Reception

Philipp Engel of La Vanguardia rated the film 3 out of 5 stars ('good'), writing that, despite lacking aesthetic ambition, Pinto brings out the best of the cast of the black, social, and picaresque comedy, featuring a "well-oiled script", likening the film's premise to Rafael Azcona's and Mario Monicelli's films.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "To Die is not Always Good Business [Morir no siempre sale bien]". Spanish Kaleidoscope. Ministerio de Cultura. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Granado, Germán (26 June 2026). "'Morir no siempre sale bien', cuando secuestrar el cuerpo de un empresario parece una buena idea". ABC (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Valverde Núñez, Isabella (29 May 2026). "¿Prefieres ser buena o libre?". Revista Angle (in European Spanish). Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Morir no siempre sale bien" (PDF). Cines Renoir (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Luis Moreno estrena 'Morir no siempre sale bien' tras su desarrollo en el Laboratorio de Guion de Fundación SGAE". SGAE (in European Spanish). 18 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 Sánchez Sequera, Marco (23 June 2026). "'Morir no siempre sale bien' – estreno en cines 26 de junio". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Xermán, Eloi (26 June 2026). "«Morir no siempre sale bien»: sonrisas y lágrimas a la valenciana". La Razón (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Fajardo, Saray (26 June 2026). "La película rodada en Tavernes de la Valldigna se estrena hoy en la gran pantalla". Levante-EMV (in European Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Claudia Pinto dirige 'Morir no siempre sale bien': "Me parece bastante difícil hacer una buena comedia"". Europa Press. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Resumen del octavo día del BCN Film Fest 2026". BCN Film Fest (in European Spanish). 24 April 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Engel, Philipp (26 June 2026). "El muerto vivo". La Vanguardia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.