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Dying to Go Home (1996)

Dying to Go Home poster
Original title
Mortinho por Chegar a Casa
Directed by
George Sluizer
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Netherlands, Portugal
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Portuguese man travels to the Netherlands and gets caught up in unexpected romantic complications. He meets people and navigates cultural differences along the way.

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What happens

Dying to Go Home (Portuguese: 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). The story takes place in Portugal and the Netherlands. Three languages are used during the movie (Portuguese, Dutch and English). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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