COMEDY/DRAMA

DREAMING OF LIONS

FESTIVALS

A surreal and heartwarming comedy about euthanasia with black humor, carried by multi-awarded Brazilian actress Denise Fraga and the Portuguese actor João Nunes Monteiro (European Shooting stars 2002).

The film introduces us to Gilda, who is terminally ill. Gilda’s only wish is to die without pain, but that’s easier said than done, as all her suicide attempts comically fail. So she decides to seek professional help and, as there are organisations for everything these days, she joins Joy Transition International, which offers training in how to die without pain.

Selected from the Torino Film Lab Next-Comedy, MFI Script 2 Film, winning at the SF Film Society Rainin Screenwriting Award.