''Life Kills Me'' (
Spanish: ''La vida me mata'') is a 2007 Chilean
comedy-drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
film directed by
Sebastián Silva (in his directorial debut) and written by Silva &
Pedro Peirano. Starring
Diego Muñoz,
Amparo Noguera and Gabriel Díaz.
Synopsis
Gaspar, a depressed young man, has not been able to overcome the early death of his brother, until he feels that he has
reincarnated as Álvaro, a young man he has just met. Álvaro, an eccentric obsessed with death, takes advantage of the influence he has acquired in Gaspar to guide him through a series of experiences related to death. In this dangerous game, Gaspar will find a reason to live and Álvaro will find death.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:
* Gabriel Díaz as Gaspar
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Diego Muñoz as Álvaro
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Claudia Celedón as Susana
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Amparo Noguera as Margarita
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Catalina Saavedra as Chabela
* Ramón Llao as Rubén / Ghost 2
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Alejandro Sieveking as David
* Marcial Tagle as Javier
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Roberto Farías as Coach
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Luz Valdivieso as Andrea
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Bélgica Castro
Bélgica Castro Sierra (; 6 March 1921 – 6 March 2020) was a Chilean stage, film, and television actress.
During her career she participated in more than 100 plays. She also acted in numerous Chilean films, including ' (1944) by Jorge Délano ...
as The Old Woman (The Death)
* Isidora Quer as Sofía
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Maricarmen Arrigorriaga as María Paz
* María Eugenia Barrenechea as Mother
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Sebastián Silva as Ghost 1
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Pedropiedra as Ghost 3
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Pablo Schwarz as Dead
Production
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
began in July 2006 in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
.
Release
''Life Kills Me'' had its world premiere on August 17, 2007, at the 3rd
Santiago International Film Festival. It was commercially released on November 1, 2017, in Chilean theaters.
Accolades
References
External links
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2007 films
2007 comedy-drama films
2007 directorial debut films
Fábula films
2000s Spanish-language films
Chilean comedy-drama films
Films set in Chile
Films shot in Chile
Films about films
Films about death
Films about reincarnation
Films about brothers
2000s Chilean films