My Life Without Me

My Life Without Me

What you are… is what you leave behind.

2003 · 106 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Isabel Coixet · Written by Isabel Coixet

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