Dying to Go Home

{{short description|1996 Dutch-Portuguese film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Dying to Go Home

| image = Dying to Come Home Poster.png

| alt =

| caption = Dutch theatrical release poster

| director = {{Plainlist|

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| writer = {{Plainlist|

  • Carlos da Silva
  • Jennifer Field

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| producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Carlos da Silva
  • George Sluizer

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| cinematography = Theo Bierkens

| editing = Mario Steenbergen

| music = Henny Vrienten

| studio = {{Plainlist|

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| distributor = {{Plainlist|

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| released = {{Film date|df=y|1996|10|18}}

| runtime = 104 minutes

| country = {{Plainlist|

  • Netherlands
  • Portugal

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| language = {{Plainlist|

  • Dutch
  • Portuguese
  • English

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Dying to Go Home ({{langx|pt|Mortinho por Chegar a Casa}}) is a Dutch-Portuguese film released in 1996. It was directed by Carlos da Silva and George Sluizer, starring Diogo Infante (as Manuel Espírito Santo) and Maria d'Aires (as Júlia Espírito Santo).{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/film/dying-to-go-home|title=Dying to Go Home|work=Netherlands Film Festival|language=nl|access-date=3 November 2024}}

The story takes place in Portugal and the Netherlands. Three languages are used during the movie (Portuguese, Dutch and English).

Plot

Manuel Espírito Santo (whose surname means Holy Spirit), a Portuguese immigrant in the Netherlands suffers an accident and dies. Now a ghost, he discovers that his soul cannot rest unless his body is buried in his home country. He also discovers that he can appear in living people's dreams and thereby talk with them. He appears in his sister's dream and asks her to go to Amsterdam in order to retrieve his body.

Trivia

Portuguese comedian Herman José has a minor role as Vasco da Gama.

References

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