Viver de Morrer

19691h 21m
Crime
6.0 / 10(6)

The film is a rarity, but it appears in several books and lists. With a somewhat morbid plot, it tells the story of a couple, Maria (Odete Lara) and her husband, Marcelo (Mário Benvenutti), who are facing financial difficulties and decide to scam an insurance company. Marcelo kills a beggar, who is buried in his place so that his wife can collect the insurance money. Upon receiving the money, Maria kills her real husband, who is supposedly already dead, and runs away with her lover, a very young man. However, this young man is homosexual and actually loves another man. To get his wife's money, he ends up killing her and runs away with his true love.

Runtime
1h 21m
Released
1969

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Release year: 1969

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The film is a rarity, but it appears in several books and lists. With a somewhat morbid plot, it tells the story of a couple, Maria (Odete Lara) and her husband, Marcelo (Mário Benvenutti), who are facing financial difficulties and decide to scam an insurance company. Marcelo kills a beggar, who is buried in his place so that his wife can collect the insurance money. Upon receiving the money, Maria kills her real husband, who is supposedly already dead, and runs away with her lover, a very young man. However, this young man is homosexual and actually loves another man. To get his wife's money, he ends up killing her and runs away with his true love.

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