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Original title

Mortinho por Chegar a Casa

Year

1996

Running time

105 min.

Country

Portugal

Director

Carlos da Silva, George Sluizer

Screenwriter

Carlos da Silva, Jennifer Field. Story: Carlos da Silva. Dialogues: George Sluizer

Cast

Music

Paulo Belchior, Artur Fernandes, Bitocas Fernandes, Carlos Marques, Angelina Rodrigues

Cinematography

Theo Bierkens

Producer

Co-production Portugal-Netherlands;

Europa 7 Filme, Taiga Films, Spice Factory, Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO), European Script Fund, IPACA, Netherlands Film Fund

Genre

Comedy. Fantasy

Synopsis

A Portuguese immigrant in Holland dies in an accident and is buried in a cemetery in Amsterdam. Soon he discovers that his soul won't rest in peace until his body is laying down in his fatherland. This way he decides to go to Portugal to convince his sister to travel to Amsterdam and bring back his body. The only problem is that the only way for him to be seen or heard by the living is appearing in their dreams.

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Dying to Go Home

1996

Carlos da Silva, George Sluizer