Dreaming of Lions
Dreaming of Lions
Category: Tallinn Black Nights Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Paolo Marinou-Blanco
Produced by: Justin Amorim, Paolo Marinou-Blanco, Eduardo Rezende, Luis Ortas Pau | Promenade, Darya Films, Capuri, Cinètica Produccions
Country of production: Portugal, Brazil, Spain
Original title: Sonhar com Leões
Genre: Tragicomedy
Language: Portuguese, Spanish
Runtime: 90'
Completed in: 2024
Dreaming of Lions is an absurdist tragicomedy about euthanasia and assisted suicide. Gilda and Amadeu meet at an underground organisation that helps the terminally ill kill themselves painlessly. When they discover it’s a scam, they escape to Mallorca to die, falling in love along the way.