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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020•1h 14m•7.2/10
Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.2/10(17)

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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Production

Gullane Entretenimento, HB Filmes, Ava Filmes, Globo Filmes, Lusco Fusco Filmes, Canal Brasil, GloboNews

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Héctor Babenco

Héctor Babenco

Self

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Self

Bárbara Paz

Bárbara Paz

Self

Ana Simonsen

Pedro Simonsen

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

Banquet Attendee

João Camargo

João Camargo

Banquet Attendee

Elizabeth Machado

Banquet Attendee

Paulo Francini

Banquet Attendee

Carmo Sodré Mineiro

Banquet Attendee

Jovelino Mineiro

Banquet Attendee

Isay Weinfeld

Isay Weinfeld

Banquet Attendee

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