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To Die (or Not)

Original title: Morir (o no)
  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
326
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To Die (or Not) (2000)
Drama

Seven individual stories ending with each character meeting their doom are replayed with alternate endings, showing how one slight shift of events can change their fate.Seven individual stories ending with each character meeting their doom are replayed with alternate endings, showing how one slight shift of events can change their fate.Seven individual stories ending with each character meeting their doom are replayed with alternate endings, showing how one slight shift of events can change their fate.

  • Director
    • Ventura Pons
  • Writers
    • Sergi Belbel
    • Ventura Pons
  • Stars
    • Carme Elias
    • Lluís Homar
    • Roger Coma
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    326
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ventura Pons
    • Writers
      • Sergi Belbel
      • Ventura Pons
    • Stars
      • Carme Elias
      • Lluís Homar
      • Roger Coma
    • 3User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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    Carme Elias
    Carme Elias
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    Lluís Homar
    Lluís Homar
    • Director
    Roger Coma
    Roger Coma
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    Marc Martínez
    Marc Martínez
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    Anna Azcona
    Anna Azcona
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    Carlota Bantulà
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    Vicky Peña
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    Amparo Moreno
    Amparo Moreno
    • Infermera
    Mingo Ràfols
    • Malalt
    Mercè Pons
    Mercè Pons
    • Dona policia
    Anna Lizaran
    Anna Lizaran
    • Senyora
    Francesc Albiol
    • Home Policia
    Francesc Orella
    Francesc Orella
    • Víctima
    Sergi López
    Sergi López
    • Assassí
    Santi Ibáñez
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    Maria Cirici
    Juan Pablo Ogalde
    Juan Pablo Ogalde
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      • Ventura Pons
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      • Sergi Belbel
      • Ventura Pons
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    6/10
    A satisfying twist, but needs better realization
    I'm probably one of the few Americans who seeks out films by Ventura Pons. I'm not a fan of the director, but as a student of Catalan, his films are the only ones I've been able to find in the language. Unfortunately most of what I've seen (El Mar, Caresses) are ugly, brutal, and self-conscious. Fortunately, Morir (o no) "To Die (Or Not)" is a much better film than the two I just mentioned.

    That's not to say it's a walk in the park. The review who said the series of vignettes in the "To Die" section are too long and not very interesting was quite right. Furthermore, they're right in line with Pons' notoriously awful and improbable dialogue ("Why am I a lizard?" one character sobs), bizarre parental figures (the two mothers in this movie are both self-pitying, neurotic guilt manipulators, a la "Caresses"), and improbability (a drunk man breaks the top of an already-opened bottle to drink the last drops).

    With most of these characters, sharing their seven last minutes with them in their whining, crying, yelling final moments is rough business.

    And yet...

    The movie has some wonderful surprises. I won't give away the twist that changes everything in the "Or Not" section, but it's insightful and inspiring, and might be the only testament to religious faith I've seen in any movie from Spain. The "Or Not" section guides us through a chain reaction showing surprising interrelationships between all the characters, with all of then saved by one simple change.

    Still, the framing story (Yes, there's a framing story, too) seems inchoate and unconvincing. To Die (Or Not) has some genuine inspiration and is a big step in the right direction for Sr. Pons, but in my opinion, he's got a bit further to go.
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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2000 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Catalan
    • Also known as
      • Morir (o no)
    • Production companies
      • Canal+ España
      • Els Films de la Rambla
      • Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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