Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die is a 2019 Brazilian documentary film directed by Bárbara Paz. The film premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, where it won Best Documentary on Cinema. It focuses on the last years of life of filmmaker Hector Babenco, who died in 2016, victimized by a cancer. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Reception

Awards and nominations

WINNER: Venice Film Festival Best Documentary on Cinema 2019 WINNER: Bisato D'oro Independent Critic Award of Venice Film Festival 2019 WINNER: MIFF 2020 Best Documentary 2020 WINNER: FICVIÑA 2020 Best Latin American Documentary Feature Film 2020 SPECIAL MENTION: IDF 2020 4th West Lake International Documentary Festival 2020 WINNER: GZDOC 2020 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival 2020

NOMINADA: Mejor película iberoamericana en la 63° edición de los Premios Ariel entregada por la Academia Méxicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas