''Dying to Go Home'' ( pt, Mortinho por Chegar a Casa) is a Portuguese movie released in

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. It was directed by

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and George Sluizer, starring

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(as Manuel Espírito Santo) and

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(as Júlia Espírito Santo). 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

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has a minor role as

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External links

* 1990s Portuguese-language films 1996 films 1990s fantasy comedy films 1996 romantic comedy films Films directed by George Sluizer Portuguese romantic comedy films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub