Dreaming of Lions

With unmistakable allusions to Harold and Maude, DREAMING OF LIONS is, of all things, a thoroughly original tragicomedy about euthanasia and assisted suicide. In a tour-de-force performance, Brazilian actress Denise Fraga anchors the film as Gilda, a woman who seeks out the help of an underground organization that helps the terminally ill kill themselves painlessly and peacefully. At group meetings, she bonds with the much younger Amandeu (Joao Nunes Monteiro). When they discover secrets about the organization, they escape to Mallorca to die, falling in love along the way.

In Portuguese with English subtitles