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The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death

26 directors, 26 ways to die.

20135.02h 9m

Overview

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

Directed by Hélène Cattet
Written by Yudai Yamaguchi, Kaare Andrews, Yoshihiro Nishimura
Produced by Nahikari Ipiña, Petter Lindblad, Francis O'Toole
Box Office0Revenue: $24K

Top Cast

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Frau Scheisse (voice)

Erik Audé

Erik Audé

Beat Down Dude (segment "D is for Dogfight")

I

Iván González

Bobo (segment "X is for XXL")

Kyra Zagorsky

Kyra Zagorsky

Lainey (segment "V is for Vagitus")

Peter Pedrero

Peter Pedrero

Hooded Man (segment "S is for Speed")

D

Dallas Malloy

Female Boxer (segment "D is for Dogfight")

Lee Hardcastle

Lee Hardcastle

Dad (segment "T is for Toilet") (voice)

L

Lucy Clements

Lulu (segment "S is for Speed")

D

Darenzia

Roxanne (segment "S is for Speed")

Arisa Nakamura

Arisa Nakamura

Yoshie (segment "F is for Fart")

Themes & Keywords

anthologypsychotronicwoman directoralphabet

About The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death is a horror film released in 2013 exploring themes of anthology, psychotronic, woman director, alphabet. Directed by Hélène Cattet, it stars Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Erik Audé, Iván González. An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

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