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To Die like a Man
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Wikipedia article
'To Die like a Man' is a 2009 Portuguese drama film directed by Joo Pedro Rodrigues, produced by the production company Rosa Filmes.
Cast
In order of appearance:
* Chandra Malatitch as Z Maria
* John Romo as Mendes
* Ivo Barroso as Cardoso
* Gonalo Ferreira de Almeida as Maria Bakker
* Miguel Loureiro as Paula
* Francisco Peres as the Plastic Surgeon
* Fernando Santos as Tonia
* Cindy Scrash as Irene
* Carloto Cotta as Carlos
* Jenny Larrue as Jenny
* Gonalo Mendes as Srgio
* Alexander David as Rosrio
* Fernando Gomes as Teixeira
* Andr Murraas as Dr. Felgueiras
* Amndio Coroado as the Hospital Doctor
* Marco Paiva as the Nurse
Awards and nominations
It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Critical reception
Critical reception has been mixed. Variety.com's Leslie Felperin stated that he disliked the film's excessive running time (138'), that too much of the time is taken up by music and singing, feeling that the movie and storyline were unremarkable. However, the movie was voted "Best Undistributed Film" of 2009 in the Village Voice's 10th Annual Film Critics' Poll. "A fabulously sad fable about a Fado-singing, pooch-pampering trannie growing old, ['To Die Like a Man'] is also a piece of lyrical, playful, unpredictable filmmaking," wrote film critic J. Hoberman. The film seventh on 'Cahiers du cinma's list of the best films of 2010. Keith Uhlich of 'Time Out New York' named 'To Die Like a Man' the seventh-best film of 2011, calling it a "quiet heartbreaker."
See also
* List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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