Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
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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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36 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Hector Babenco
as Self
Willem Dafoe
as Self
Barbara Paz
as Self
Ana Simonsen
Pedro Simonsen
Chen Lin
as Hong Kong Model
Fernanda Montenegro
as Banquet Attendee
Paulo Jose
as Banquet Attendee
Fernanda Torres
as Banquet Attendee
Selton Mello
as Banquet Attendee
Chico Diaz
as Banquet Attendee
Xuxa Lopes
as Banquet Attendee
Supporting cast
24Regina Braga
as Banquet Attendee
Myra Babenco
as Banquet Attendee
Joao Camargo
as Banquet Attendee
Elizabeth Machado
as Banquet Attendee
Paulo Francini
as Banquet Attendee
Carmo Sodre Mineiro
as Banquet Attendee
Jovelino Mineiro
as Banquet Attendee
Isay Weinfeld
as Banquet Attendee
Renata Almeida
as Banquet Attendee
Miguel Faria Jr
as Banquet Attendee
Maria Augusta Reichstul
as Banquet Attendee
Philippe Reichstul
as Banquet Attendee
Renata Magalhaes
as Banquet Attendee
Bento Marzo
as Banquet Attendee
Seu Raimundo
as Banquet Attendee
Dona Vero
as Banquet Attendee
Goreti Kohn
as Banquet Attendee
Raul Julia
as Self (archive footage)
Sonia Braga
as Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand
as Self (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack
as Self (archive footage)
John Huston
as Self (archive footage)
Akira Kurosawa
as Self (archive footage)
Aidan Quinn
as Self (archive footage)
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