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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

26 November 2020

Country

Brazil

Cast

Héctor Babenco

Héctor Babenco

Self

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Self

Bárbara Paz

Bárbara Paz

Self

Ana Simonsen

Ana Simonsen

Pedro Simonsen

Pedro Simonsen

Chen Lin

Chen Lin

Hong Kong Model

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Banquet Attendee

Paulo José

Paulo José

Banquet Attendee

Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Banquet Attendee

Selton Mello

Selton Mello

Banquet Attendee

Chico Diaz

Chico Diaz

Banquet Attendee

Xuxa Lopes

Xuxa Lopes

Banquet Attendee

Regina Braga

Regina Braga

Banquet Attendee

Myra Babenco

Myra Babenco

Banquet Attendee

João Camargo

João Camargo

Banquet Attendee

Elizabeth Machado

Elizabeth Machado

Banquet Attendee

Paulo Francini

Paulo Francini

Banquet Attendee

Carmo Sodré Mineiro

Carmo Sodré Mineiro

Banquet Attendee

Jovelino Mineiro

Jovelino Mineiro

Banquet Attendee

Isay Weinfeld

Isay Weinfeld

Banquet Attendee

Renata Almeida

Renata Almeida

Banquet Attendee

Miguel Faria Jr.

Miguel Faria Jr.

Banquet Attendee

Maria Augusta Reichstul

Maria Augusta Reichstul

Banquet Attendee

Philippe Reichstul

Philippe Reichstul

Banquet Attendee

Renata Magalhães

Renata Magalhães

Banquet Attendee

Bento Marzo

Bento Marzo

Banquet Attendee

Seu Raimundo

Seu Raimundo

Banquet Attendee

Dona Verô

Dona Verô

Banquet Attendee

Goreti Kohn

Goreti Kohn

Banquet Attendee

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Self (archive footage)

Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga

Self (archive footage)

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Self (archive footage)

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Self (archive footage)

John Huston

John Huston

Self (archive footage)

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Self (archive footage)

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Self (archive footage)

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