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My Life Without Me

My Life Without Me

6,1 /10 (504 Votes)
2003 EN 106 min

Overview

A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.

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Release date

07/03/2003

Votes

504

Popularity

1.5

What you are… is what you leave behind.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

106 min

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$12,300,000

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badelf

2023-09-16

⭐ 7

As a narrative, it's a bit weak. But on other levels, this film is fascinating. The cast, especially Sarah Polley, does a bang up job. Every character real and believable - even the kids. First and foremost, the film is a strong advocate for "viva la vida" (Frida Kahlo before Cold Play!). There is an old Buddhist parable about a man running from a tiger and suddenly faced with a cliff. In one direction, the tiger; in the other, the cliff. He looks down and sees a branch growing out of the rock. Somehow, he casts himself down and grabs that branch. The tiger looks over the edge at him. He do…

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