All You Need Is Death

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All You Need Is Death

2023

1h 31m

Horror

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A young couple, who are a part of a secret organization, travel at night with the desire to discover forbidden knowledge. They believe that living, modern alchemy is contained in old, forgotten songs. When they find an elderly, mysterious woman who sings songs that have never been heard before, they open the door to an ancient evil and madness.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Duane doesn’t so much direct this film as he orchestrates it, and something about its ethereal beats render it a movie that you feel in an almost visceral way as much as you process intellectually

Jun 7, 2025

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

All You Need Is Death, craggy and rough-edged, may be in constant conversation with the distant past, but it also puts up signposts to the future

Rated: 4/5

Apr 19, 2024

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Now Duane has given us this horror film which, though it begins with interesting subversive and satirical ideas, and an interesting allusion to Guillermo del Toro, finally becomes, for me, simply too chaotic, strained and unfocused.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 17, 2024

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John Noonan

FILMINK (Australia)

to be commended for not spoon-feeding the audience come the final denouement. If you’re looking for something to pick away at long after the credits have rolled, this may tickle you in the right spot. Everyone else might be left wanting.

Rated: 13/20

Oct 22, 2024

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

What a Scream Podcast

...audiences watch in horror its inevitable journey to a hellish end where the old ways and those who have previously ruled over the land, return to devour the modern world.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Ray Pride

Newcity

Folktales and folk music are imprinted with powers that ought to be unlocked more often, at least when with the intensity that Duane commands.

Rated: 9/10

Jul 4, 2024

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Claudio C

All You Need Is Death (2023) Awful and Senseless (11,724 – 27 May 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) Sometimes the viewer sees a movie with great expectation to learn the culture of a country. That was my intention when I read the synopsis of “All You Need Is Death” (2023) since the story takes place in Ireland. The beginning is strange, but also intriguing, with a young couple researching folkloric songs in the countryside of Ireland. Until the moment they find Rita Concannon, performed by Olwen Fouéré, the plot is weird but makes sense. When Agnes secretly records the mysterious song with a hidden tape recorder, and Aleks stops her with his car on, the plot is a complete mess. Hard to understand how producers inject their money in such messy story. Don’t the producers have people to read the screenplay before investing money and foreseeing that the film is confused and senseless and will not work? My vote is two. Title (Brazil): “A Canção da Morte” (“The Song of the Death”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Blank N

I really am surprised there are no ratings or reviews . I stumbled upon it by accident, didn’t look it up prior to watching, which is unusual. It’s solid in all movie metrics, thoughtful, and exciting. Probably will rewatch at some point since I’m ill rn and don’t know if I missed some nuances. I’m sure it’ll hold up to a second viewing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Synopsis

A young couple, who are a part of a secret organization, travel at night with the desire to discover forbidden knowledge. They believe that living, modern alchemy is contained in old, forgotten songs. When they find an elderly, mysterious woman who sings songs that have never been heard before, they open the door to an ancient evil and madness.

Director: Paul Duane
Producer: Paul Duane
Screenwriter: Paul Duane, Paul Duane
Production Co: 1185 Films
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 31m

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