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To Die Like a Man

Original title: Morrer Como Um Homem

“You were already here before entering, and you will remain after you have left”

2009 · 2 h 14 min
Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues
DramaMusical

Cast

Chandra Malatitch John Jesus Romão Ivo Barroso Gonçalo Ferreira De Almeida Miguel Loureiro Francisco Peres

Credits

Written by: João Pedro Rodrigues

Plot

An aging drag queen in Lisbon, who is ill and wants to be buried as a man, faces conflict with her younger lover, in a film of melancholic music and colour.

Sinekatalog’s take

A tender, strange and moving Portuguese film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (1,314 votes)
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