El amigo

A dying wife’s last resort turns into a live-in project for her husband’s best friend. The three circle each other as the calendar ticks down. The whole thing wants to feel profound but can’t help calculating how many tissues it will soak up.

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Gabriela Cowperthwaite directed El amigo in 2019. See Gabriela Cowperthwaite's full filmography, where to start with Gabriela Cowperthwaite, or where to go after you've seen everything by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.

El amigo was released in 2019 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.