The Cu Bird's Last Song

The Cu Bird's Last Song

2010 · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

Minutes before his death in the general ward of a city hospital, Ulises, a terminal patient in his fifties, reconstructs the fragments of his life. Lauro, a young and smiling nearby patient accompanies him on his final agony, reliving all Ulises' missed opportunities.

Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios · Written by Alonso Ruizpalacios

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