Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Nov 26, 2020

1h 14m

★ 7.1

Overview

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last wish: to be the protagonist of his own death.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Gullane Entretenimento

HB Filmes

Ava Filmes

Globo Filmes

Lusco Fusco Filmes

Canal Brasil

GloboNews

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Cast

Self

Héctor Babenco

Self

Willem Dafoe

Self

Bárbara Paz

Ana Simonsen

Pedro Simonsen

Hong Kong Model

Chen Lin

Banquet Attendee

Fernanda Montenegro

Banquet Attendee

Paulo José

Banquet Attendee

Fernanda Torres

Banquet Attendee

Selton Mello

Banquet Attendee

Chico Diaz

Banquet Attendee

Xuxa Lopes

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