---
title: 'A Sweet Scent of Death (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gabriel Retes'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-sweet-scent-of-death-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159415/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Sweet Scent of Death (1999)

1999 · 95 min · Drama · Mexico

Original title: Un dulce olor a muerte

## Synopsis

A Sweet Scent of Death is a 1999 drama film directed by Gabriel Retes based on the novel of the same name by Guillermo Arriaga who also wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. It is a co-production among companies from Mexico, Spain, and Argentina.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gabriel Retes](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-retes)
- **Screenplay:** [Guillermo Arriaga](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-arriaga)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Iván Wyszogrod](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-wyszogrod)
- **Producer:** [Andrés Vicente Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-vicente-gomez), [Tita Lombardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tita-lombardo)
- **Editor:** [Carlos Salces](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-salces)

## Cast

- [Ana Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-alvarez)
- [Diego Luna](https://cinepixo.com/people/diego-luna)
- [Karra Elejalde](https://cinepixo.com/people/karra-elejalde)
- [Héctor Alterio](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-alterio)
- [Odiseo Bichir](https://cinepixo.com/people/odiseo-bichir)

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