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When I Was Alive

Original title: Quando Eu Era Vivo
  • 2014
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
810
YOUR RATING
When I Was Alive (2014)
DramaHorrorMusicalThriller

After losing his marriage and job, Junior moves back to his father's house, where the attractive tenant Bruna is living. The finding of objects that belonged to his dead mother drives Junior... Read allAfter losing his marriage and job, Junior moves back to his father's house, where the attractive tenant Bruna is living. The finding of objects that belonged to his dead mother drives Junior into a descent to madness.After losing his marriage and job, Junior moves back to his father's house, where the attractive tenant Bruna is living. The finding of objects that belonged to his dead mother drives Junior into a descent to madness.

  • Director
    • Marco Dutra
  • Writers
    • Gabriela Amaral
    • Marco Dutra
    • Lourenço Mutarelli
  • Stars
    • Antônio Fagundes
    • Marat Descartes
    • Sandy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    810
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Dutra
    • Writers
      • Gabriela Amaral
      • Marco Dutra
      • Lourenço Mutarelli
    • Stars
      • Antônio Fagundes
      • Marat Descartes
      • Sandy
    • 3User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 nominations total

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    Antônio Fagundes
    Antônio Fagundes
    • Sênior
    Marat Descartes
    • Júnior
    Sandy
    • Bruna
    • (as Sandy Leah)
    Gilda Nomacce
    • Miranda
    Helena Albergaria
    Helena Albergaria
    • Olga
    Kiko Bertholini
    • Pedro
    Tuna Dwek
    • Lurdinha
    Rony Koren
    • Paulinho
    Eduardo Gomes
    • Pa-Zuzu
    Carlos Albergaria
    • Júnior criança
    Marc Libeskind
    • Pedro criança
    Lourenço Mutarelli
    • Donato
    Lilian Blanc
    • Enfermeira
    Caetano Gotardo
    • Silmar
    Carla Kinzo
    • Silmara
    Sabrina Greve
    • Márcia
    Vitor Dutra
    • Caio
    Rosana Dutra
    • Tia estranha
    • Director
      • Marco Dutra
    • Writers
      • Gabriela Amaral
      • Marco Dutra
      • Lourenço Mutarelli
    • All cast & crew
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    4vlacarvalho

    OMG! This is not a musical

    This movie is a thriller and drama, but not a musical! There is a song that is sang at the end of the movie, but it isn´t enough to classify it in this genre.
    1brunocalembo

    How do I unsee this

    Please do yourself a favor and go watch something else, this is the worse thing I have watched since Pele movie.
    1MTonyS

    Half the audience came out during the screening

    At the cinema where I went to watch, at the time of its release, it was a Saturday night, in one of the best cinemas in Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro. There were about 12 people in the cinema. 6 came out throughout the film. One of them, when he left, shouted good-naturedly: good luck to you. We all laugh. Well, I'm just going to say that I regret not going out with him. I'm sorry to have to make this statement here, I know how difficult it is to make cinema in Brazil. Just putting a movie on the screen is already a great merit, but nothing forgives a bad script, because it is the part of the film where it is least spent and that affects the whole. It is unfortunate that Brazilian directors still hesitate to film any badly finished script. And this same problem occurred in one of the director's next films, As Boas Maneiras, which has a series of serious script problems. A feather. I suggest more attention to the script in the next films. Give it to other people who are not friends to read

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    • Trivia
      Winner of the Best Song award ("Quando Eu Era Vivo") at the 8th Festival CineMúsica Conservatória 2014.
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      Written by Guilherme Garbato and Marco Dutra

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 2014 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • Brazil
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    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Когда я был жив
    • Filming locations
      • São Paulo, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Camisa Treze
      • RT Features
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    • Budget
      • R$1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,857
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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