Don't Forget You're Going to Die (French: N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir, French pronunciation: [nubli pa kə ty va muʁiʁ]) is a 1995 French drama film directed, co-written by and starring Xavier Beauvois.
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Plot
Benoit (Xavier Beauvois) has planned out his life. Unfortunately he has forgotten about National Service. After he is called up, he tries everything to get around. He goes to a psychiatrist who gives him medicine against depression. As this doesn't work out he tries suicide. The story gets even worse as he is told by a military doctor that he is HIV positive. Benoit tumbles down into the drug scene. Then he goes to Italy and meets Claudia (Chiara Mastroianni). Things seem to improve, but only for a short time...
Cast
Xavier Beauvois as Benoît
Chiara Mastroianni as Claudia
Roschdy Zem as Omar
Bulle Ogier as Benoît's Mother
Jean-Louis Richard as Benoît's Father
Emmanuel Salinger as Military Doctor
Jean Douchet as Jean-Paul
Pascal Bonitzer as Psychiatrist
Cédric Kahn as Benoît's Friend
Stanislas Nordey as Benoît's Friend
Patrick Chauvel as Military Commander
Denis Psaltospoulos as Patient
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed and largely performed by John Cale, and was subsequently released as an album.
Accolades
The film won the Jury Prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.