My Last Friend
“Meu Amigo Hindu”
Drama
Brazil, 2016.
Director: Hector Babenco
124 minutes | English with Portuguese Subtitles
Screening on November 6, 2019
UCLA James Bridges Theater
235 Charles E Young Drive West, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Synopsys
Hector Babenco’s final film, before his death in 2016. This film recounts his experiences in his last year of life.
Diego is a film director very close to death, surrounded by people young and old, acquaintances and family, who are having trouble dealing with his current tempestuous mood, as he relearns how to live.
Credits
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Fernanda Candido, Barbara Paz, Reynaldo Gianecchini, Clara Carvalho, Stella Schnabel, Juan Alba, Ary Fontoura, Antonio Haddad Aguerre, Cristina Mutarelli, Tuna Dwek, Luana Tanaka, Barry Baker
Producers: Héctor Babenco
Director: Héctor Babenco
Writers: Héctor Babenco
Production Company: HB Filmes