Dreaming of Lions is a surreal dark comedy about love and euthanasia.
Gilda is terminally ill. Her only desire is to die without pain while she still recognizes herself, but she fears the risks of her past failed suicide attempts.
She pays to join the underground organization “Joy Transition International”, that claims to teach terminally ill people how to kill themselves painlessly, when euthanasia is illegal.
There she meets the much younger Amadeu, an introverted funeral agency worker, also terminally ill. Gilda and Amadeu go through the “euthanasia workshops”, which turn out to be an absurd and expensive scam. Running out of patience and money, Gilda decides to break into a veterinary clinic to steal chemicals to kill herself painlessly, convincing Amadeu to join her.
In the darkly comical and poignant adventure that follows, their friendship turns into sexual attraction and love, and these unlikely lovers embark on their best and last journey, to try and die on their own terms.