Asia Argento discusses the profound personal connection she felt to her role in Jorge Thielen Armand’s surrealist thriller, ‘Death Has No Master,’ a film set in Venezuela that delves into the complex and enduring themes of ownership and colonialism.

In ‘Death Has No Master,’ Argento portrays Caro, a distressed foreigner in Venezuela on an urgent quest to reclaim inherited property from the local caretakers who continue to live on the land. This forms the premise of the surrealist psychological thriller, where Venezuelan-Canadian filmmaker Jorge Thielen Armand intertwines his personal history with the deeply ingrained and “eternal” tensions that continue to shape the country.

“The film carries several layers of meaning,” Armand stated prior to the film’s debut in the Director’s Fortnight section at Cannes. “Recent occurrences only amplify these multitudes.”

English Translation:

‘It deals with my own blood, my inheritance’: Asia Argento on historical trauma in Death Has No Master

Asia Argento’s role in Jorge Thielen Armand’s Venezuela-set surrealist thriller explores deep-rooted tensions of ownership and colonialism. In ‘Death Has No Master,’ Argento embodies Caro, an anxious foreigner in Venezuela on a frantic mission to reclaim inherited property from the local caretakers who still reside there. This sets the stage for a surrealist psychological thriller where Venezuelan-Canadian filmmaker Jorge Thielen Armand dissects personal history alongside the deep-rooted and “eternal” tensions that continue to affect the country today. “The film has multiple layers of meaning,” says Armand, ahead of the film’s premiere in the Director’s Fortnight section at Cannes. “Recent events only make those multitudes greater.”