“More people die on Sundays”: filming of the film by Yair Said has ended

Yair Said finished filming his new film “Sundays more people die”, which he directs and stars, and which develops the story of a young middle-class Jew, corpulent, homosexual and afraid of flying, who returns to Buenos Aires, when he learns of the death of his uncle. Using his wit and the humor that characterizes him, the filmmaker who comes from his participation in the series “Palermo Division”, faces his feature film with the depth that highlights his filmography, so that he asks questions and raises questions about the meaning of life: What is the price that those of us who remain alive have to pay?Yair Said on the set of “More People Die on Sundays” | Photo: Instagram @iairsaid In his comedy-drama, David – his main character – “learns that his mother has decided to disconnect his father’s respirator, the only thing that has kept him alive for years,” the synopsis anticipates. David will oscillate between intimate coexistence with his mother, alienated by the pain of the imminent loss of her husband and a voracity to fill her existential anguish, occupying his hours learning to drive, going to specialists cheaper than in Europe, and trying to have sex with any man who shows him a little attention. Add the plot. The cast features the main performances of Rita Cortese, Juliana Gattas and the special participation of Chilean artist Antonia Zeger (“Tony Manero” and “Post mortem”). Winner of the BAFICI 2013 with his first short film “9 vaccines” and the “Black PearlAward” for best short film at Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012, having participated in more than 30 festivals, Said launched in 2015, his second short film, “Imperfect Present”, which was selected in the official competition of the Cannes Film Festival. Her first documentary film was “Flora is not a song to life” (2018), which follows the story of her great-aunt who wants to die since she was born, but who organizes her funeral, begins to retrace family ties.

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