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BABENCO: TELL ME WHEN I DIE

Babenco: Alguém Tem que Ouvir o Coração e Dizer Parou

Directed by Bárbara Paz
Brazil, 2019
Documentary, Biography
  • 7373 minutes

Synopsis

Facing a terminal illness, filmmaker Héctor Babenco invites his partner Bárbara Paz to document his final years. As cameras accompany him through hospitals, rehearsals, memories, and conversations, Babenco reflects on love, fear, desire, and a life shaped by cinema.

Synopsis

Facing a terminal illness, filmmaker Héctor Babenco invites his partner Bárbara Paz to document his final years. As cameras accompany him through hospitals, rehearsals, memories, and conversations, Babenco reflects on love, fear, desire, and a life shaped by cinema.

Our take

Can life get more delightfully unpredictable than that of Héctor Babenco—the Oscar®-nominated director who was once a tomb salesman and photographer of steakhouses? After recently showing his masterful Pixote, we delve into the man himself with this loving portrait made by his former spouse.