Zu Ende Leben
Dying To Live
Switzerland, September 2014
FILM,
Documentary,
91 min.
- 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.
credits
- 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
Awards
(a selection)
- Zürich, Zurich Film Festival, Audience Award 2014 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 50. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2015 - 29.01.2015 -
Zürich, 10. Zurich Film Festival
25.09.2014 - 05.10.2014