{{Infobox film | name = Life Kills Me | image = Life Kills Me poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Sebastián Silva | writer = Sebastián Silva<br>Pedro Peirano | producer = Juan de Dios Larraín<br>Pablo Larraín | starring = Diego Muñoz<br>Amparo Noguera<br>Gabriel Díaz | cinematography = Sergio Armstrong | editing = Danielle Fillios | music = Andrés Subercaseaux<br>Jorge del Campo<br>Pedro Subercaseaux | studio = Fábula | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2007|08|17|SANFIC|2017|11|1|Chile}} | runtime = 89 minutes | country = Chile | language = Spanish | budget = | gross = }} '''''Life Kills Me''''' (Spanish: '''''La vida me mata''''') is a 2007 Chilean comedy-drama film directed by Sebastián Silva (in his directorial debut)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entrevista con Sebastián Silva: "Convertirme en realizador fue una sorpresa para mí" |url=https://noticine.com/iberoamerica/36-iberoamerica/13038-entrevista-con-sebastian-silva-qconvertirme-en-realizador-fue-una-sorpresa-para-miq.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=noticine.com}}</ref> and written by Silva & Pedro Peirano.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2007-11-14 |title="La Vida me mata" - Revista Nos |url=https://revistanos.cl/la-vida-me-mata/,%20https://revistanos.cl/la-vida-me-mata/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=es-CL }}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Starring Diego Muñoz, Amparo Noguera and Gabriel Díaz.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-31 |title=Presenta película La vida me mata en la UDD - Universidad del Desarrollo |work=Universidad del Desarrollo |url=https://www.udd.cl/noticias/2007/05/17/presenta-pelicula-%C2%93la-vida-me-mata%C2%94-en-la-udd-28/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-date=2023-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731170347/https://www.udd.cl/noticias/2007/05/17/presenta-pelicula-%C2%93la-vida-me-mata%C2%94-en-la-udd-28/ |url-status=bot: unknown |author1=Uddadmin }}</ref>
== Synopsis == Gaspar, a depressed young man, has not been able to overcome the early death of his brother, until he feels that he has reincarnated as Álvaro, a young man he has just met. Álvaro, an eccentric obsessed with death, takes advantage of the influence he has acquired in Gaspar to guide him through a series of experiences related to death. In this dangerous game, Gaspar will find a reason to live and Álvaro will find death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=La vida me mata |url=https://cinechile.cl/pelicula/la-vida-me-mata/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Cinechile |language=es}}</ref>
== Cast == The actors participating in this film are:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-31 |title=Reparto de La vida me mata (película 2007). Dirigida por Sebastián Silva |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/peliculas/la-vida-me-mata-172263/actores |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Reparto Completo de La vida me mata (Cine.com) |url=https://www.cine.com/pelicula/la-vida-me-mata/reparto |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=cine.com |language=es}}</ref>
* Gabriel Díaz as Gaspar * Diego Muñoz as Álvaro * Claudia Celedón as Susana * Amparo Noguera as Margarita * Catalina Saavedra as Chabela * Ramón Llao as Rubén / Ghost 2 * Alejandro Sieveking as David * Marcial Tagle as Javier * Roberto Farías as Coach * Luz Valdivieso as Andrea * Bélgica Castro as The Old Woman (The Death) * Isidora Quer as Sofía * Maricarmen Arrigorriaga as María Paz * María Eugenia Barrenechea as Mother * Sebastián Silva as Ghost 1 * Pedropiedra as Ghost 3 * Pablo Schwarz as Dead
== Production == Principal photography began in July 2006 in Chile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=FABULA |url=https://cinando.cn/es/Company/fabula_10606/Detail |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=cinando.cn}}</ref>
== Release == ''Life Kills Me'' had its world premiere on August 17, 2007, at the 3rd Santiago International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2007-08-13 |title=Siete pasos para seguir el Sanfic 2007 |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/todas/2007/08/13/265743/siete-pasos-para-seguir-el-sanfic-2007.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Emol |language=Spanish}}</ref> It was commercially released on November 1, 2017, in Chilean theaters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PELÍCULAS CHILENAS "ESTRENADAS" POR AÑO: AÑOS 2001 A 2008 |url=https://www.recam.org/_files/documents/peliculas_nacionales_en_chile_2001_2008.pdf |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-date=2023-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124914/https://www.recam.org/_files/documents/peliculas_nacionales_en_chile_2001_2008.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
== Accolades == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award / Festival !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="2" |2007 | rowspan="2" |Santiago International Film Festival |Special Mention |Amparo Noguera |{{Won}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ediciones-anteriores {{!}} SANFIC |url=https://sanfic.com/el-festival/ediciones-anteriores/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SANFIC 3. Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine |url=https://cinechile.cl/festival/sanfic-3-santiago-festival-internacional-de-cine/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Cinechile |language=es}}</ref> |- |Latin American Competition - Audience Award | rowspan="2" |''Life Kills Me'' |{{Won}} |- | rowspan="16" |2008 | rowspan="11" |Pedro Sienna Awards |Best Picture |{{Won}} | rowspan="11" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-04 |title="LA VIDA ME MATA" ACAPARÓ NOMINACIONES AL PREMIO "PEDRO SIENNA 2008" |url=https://candilejas.cl/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=244 |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094210/https://candilejas.cl/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=244 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-13 |title=Filme "La Vida Me Mata" ganó en los Sienna |url=http://www.lanacion.cl/noticias/cultura-y-entretencion/filme-la-vida-me-mata-gano-en-los-sienna/2008-02-01/095633.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-date=2016-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313080847/http://www.lanacion.cl/noticias/cultura-y-entretencion/filme-la-vida-me-mata-gano-en-los-sienna/2008-02-01/095633.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> |- |Best Director |Sebastián Silva |{{Nom}} |- |Best Actor |Diego Muñoz |{{Nom}} |- |Best Supporting Performance |Claudia Celedón |{{Won}} |- |Best Screenplay |Sebastián Silva & Pedro Peirano |{{Nom}} |- |Best Cinematography |Sergio Armstrong |{{Nom}} |- |Best Editing |Danielle Fillios |{{Won}} |- |Best Art Direction |Polín Garbisu |{{Nom}} |- |Best Costume Design |Antonia Bravo |{{Nom}} |- |Best Makeup |Carolina Lizana |{{Won}} |- |Best Special Effects |Mario Villalobos & Ismael Cabrera |{{Won}} |- | rowspan="4" |Altazor Awards |Best Fiction Film Direction |Sebastián Silva |{{Won}} | rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2008-04-08 |title=Premios Altazor: Todos los ganadores |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2008/04/08/299599/premios-altazor-todos-los-ganadores.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Emol |language=Spanish}}</ref> |- |Best Actor in Film |Alejandro Sieveking |{{Won}} |- | rowspan="2" |Best Actress in Film |Bélgica Castro |{{Won}} |- |Claudia Celedón |{{Nom}} |- |Circle of Art Critics of Chile |Best Chilean Film |''Life Kills Me'' |{{Won}} |<ref name=":0" /> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1265183}} {{Sebastián Silva}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Life Kills Me}} Category:2007 films Category:2007 comedy-drama films Category:2007 directorial debut films Category:Fábula films Category:2007 Spanish-language films Category:Chilean comedy-drama films Category:Films set in Chile Category:Films shot in Chile Category:Films about films Category:Films about death Category:Films about reincarnation Category:Films about brothers Category:2007 Chilean films Category:Spanish-language comedy-drama films