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5
Beats Before Death |
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Buch/Regie:
Thu Thu Shein, Katrine Philp Kamera: Thaiddhi, Katrin Philp Ton:
Sille Just Boel Schnitt: Signe Rebekka Kaufmann
Fernsehsender/Produktion: DOX:LAB / CPH: Dox Bullittfilm |
Nobody
knows what death is, as nobody has survived long enough to talk about
it. But maybe death is not the end of life after all. 'When an old
person dies, a baby is born', as one of the old ladies says without a
hint of sorrow in '5 Beats Before Death', which follows the lives of
those still alive at a home for elderly women in Burma. Here, they
prepare with Buddhist tranquility and cheerful black humour for what the
afterlife may bring. They speak openly and without fear about the life
that will soon end, and about the journey that they are about to embark
on. The only thing they are afraid of is that they might come back as
ghosts. Therefore, it's important for the old ladies to say farewell to
their loved ones and to face death on their own, without being attached
to anything in this world. This is something that has to be done, but it
isn't always easy. But they do have each other's good company, and the
result is a cheerful, funny and wonderfully life-affirming film.
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