
(How) To Be Dead
2008, Spanish. Directed by Manuel Ferrari.
A young man decides to self-examine. He escapes from school and meets two friends who do not know his plan. They spend the whole day wandering around the center of Buenos Aires. Finally, the young man leaves his friends in a train while they sleep. The young man, alone, wanders through the city through the night. Security cameras monitor the city, but the young man disappears.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 16 January 2008
- Original title
- Cómo Estar Muerto/Como Estar Muerto
- Country
- Argentina
- Written by
- Nicolás Zukerfeld, Manuel Ferrari
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(How) To Be Dead runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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(How) To Be Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 January 2008. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked (How) To Be Dead, try Out in the Open, The Miracle of Marcelino, All Day and a Night.
Who directed (How) To Be Dead?
(How) To Be Dead (2008) was directed by Manuel Ferrari and stars Ignacio Rogers, Julián Tello, Nahuel Viale.