Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
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.
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Additional Info
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| Popularity | 4.703 |
Directed By
Bárbara Paz
Crew
Bárbara Paz
Felipe Bibian
Cao Guimarães
Stefan Ciupek
Felipe Nepomuceno
Juliana Guanais
Joaquim Castro
Eduardo Escorel
Bárbara Paz
Marilia Moraes
Vitor Mafra
Willem Dafoe
Maria Camargo
Bárbara Paz
Carolina Costa
Petra Costa
Rodrigo Ferrante
Ana Saito
Eduardo Morgan
Nelson Soares
Lara Tauzs
Fabiano Gullane
Bárbara Paz
Caio Gullane
Karen Harley
Ricardo Reis
Yaël Bitton
Marcos Moreira
Myra Babenco
Gustavo Leão
Beto Bruno
Jorge Bodanzky
Daniela Antonelli Aun
Miriam Biderman
Alexandre Gouin
Lucas Marini
Azul Serra
Leonardo Sadagurschi
Laura Tusi
Erica Cardoso
Eduardo Biaia
Antônio Venâncio
TOP CAST
Héctor Babenco
Self
Willem Dafoe
Self
Bárbara Paz
Self
Chen Lin
Hong Kong Model
Fernanda Montenegro
Banquet Attendee
Paulo José
Banquet Attendee
Fernanda Torres
Banquet Attendee
Selton Mello
Banquet Attendee
Chico Diaz
Banquet Attendee
Xuxa Lopes
Banquet Attendee
Regina Braga
Banquet Attendee
Myra Babenco
Banquet Attendee
João Camargo
Banquet Attendee
Elizabeth Machado
Banquet Attendee
Paulo Francini
Banquet Attendee
Carmo Sodré Mineiro
Banquet Attendee
Jovelino Mineiro
Banquet Attendee
Isay Weinfeld
Banquet Attendee
Renata Almeida
Banquet Attendee
Miguel Faria Jr.
Banquet Attendee
Maria Augusta Reichstul
Banquet Attendee
Philippe Reichstul
Banquet Attendee
Renata Magalhães
Banquet Attendee
Bento Marzo
Banquet Attendee
Seu Raimundo
Banquet Attendee
Dona Verô
Banquet Attendee
Goreti Kohn
Banquet Attendee
Raúl Juliá
Self (archive footage)
Sônia Braga
Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand
Self (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack
Self (archive footage)
John Huston
Self (archive footage)
Akira Kurosawa
Self (archive footage)
Aidan Quinn
Self (archive footage)
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