Second Life (2009) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2009 · 85 mins · English

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Directed by

Alexandre Valente, Miguel Gaudêncio

Starring

Piotr Adamczyk, Ana Padrão, Lúcia Moniz, Pêpê Rapazote, Nicolau Breyner, José Wallenstein

We are only entitled to one life—so why not a second? Nicholas celebrates his 40th birthday at his country house surrounded by friends, seemingly having everything he ever wanted. That night he drowns in his swimming pool, and his spirit begins to wonder how his life might have unfolded had he chosen differently a decade earlier. The narrative splits between the police investigation into his mysterious death and Nicholas’s own exploration of an alternate existence, offering a haunting “second life” perspective.