The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter LiechtiDirector
- Peter LiechtiScreenplay
- Norbert MöslangOriginal Music Composer
- Christoph HombergerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter MettlerNarrator
- Alexander TschernekNarrator
Stills
Themes
artfilm