To Die like a Man

To Die like a Man (Portuguese: Morrer Como Um Homem) is a 2009 Portuguese drama film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, produced by the production company Rosa Filmes.

In order of appearance: It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

[1] It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[2] but it didn't make the final shortlist.

[5] "A fabulously sad fable about a Fado-singing, pooch-pampering trannie growing old, [To Die Like a Man] is also a piece of lyrical, playful, unpredictable filmmaking," wrote film critic J. Hoberman.

[6] Keith Uhlich of Time Out New York named To Die Like a Man the seventh-best film of 2011, calling it a "quiet heartbreaker.