Zu Ende Leben

Dying To Live

Switzerland, September 2014
FILM, Documentary, 91 min.

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directed by
Rebecca Panian
Written by
Rebecca Panian, Elena Ibello
Status
In distribution
Website
www.zuendeleben.ch

It is easy to plan life and suppress death. While consumerism and restlessness is prevalent in society, confronting loss and grief is increasingly shunned. Director Rebecca Panian wants to break this taboo. She accompanied the 51-year-old Thomas, who suffered from a brain tumour, over several months. She also asked Swiss personalities, among others from the fields of culture, media, medicine and religion, to contemplate the subject of death. Thomas’ self-testimony and the reflections of the other protagonists are distilled into an impressive collage.

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World Premiere
September 2014
Original Version
German (german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 91 min.
ISAN
0000-0003-DE07-0000-B-0000-0000-4
Production
Playground Media Productions AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Rudolf Isler
directed by
Rebecca Panian
Written by
Rebecca Panian, Elena Ibello
Cinemato­graphy
Rebecca Panian, Aladin Hasic, Markus Adam, Stefan Dux, Richard Grell, Ramón Königshausen, Simon Zangger, Sean Wirz
Editing
Rolf Lang
Sound Design
Jacques Kieffer
Re-Recording Mix
Jacques Kieffer
Music
Roman Lerch
Location Sound Mix
Rebecca Panian
Compositing
Rolf Lang
Special Effects
Rolf Lang

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Playground Media Productions AG

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 16.04.2015

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