"The film equivalent of a Smiths song … a smart, dryly funny film whose roots in tragedy do not prevent Silva from indulging in some truly brilliant sight gags and bursts of the fantastic." – Twitch

Introverted 20-something Gaspar is still coming to terms with the death of his older brother Alfredo six years previously. Trapped at home with his dysfunctional family, Gaspar finds a kindred spirit in the eccentric, death-obsessed Alvaro – a man who attends funerals for kicks. Alfredo becomes convinced that Alvaro is the living incarnation of his brother's spirit, but as their desire to encounter death becomes ever more extreme the spectre of tragedy looms over them both.

Caustically funny, delightfully weird and inventively shot, Life Kills Me signalled Sebastián Silva's triumphant arrival on the international filmmaking scene. A feature film debut of rare talent and assurance, it contained all the hallmarks that have since defined Silva's output: lashings of style, plenty of wit and an eye for the winningly dark.