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Zum Tod meiner Mutter (2022)

135 min · Drama

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Directors

Jessica Krummacher

Cast

Birte Schnöink, Elsie de Brauw, Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Susanne Bredehöft, Gina Haller, Christian Löber, Nicole Johannhanwahr

Juliane accompanies her seriously ill mother, Kerstin, after Kerstin stops eating and drinking because she no longer wants to live.

The story

Seriously ill and in her mid-sixties, Kerstin stops eating and drinking because she no longer wants to live. Her daughter Juliane accompanies her and repeatedly talks with friends about the situation while witnessing her mother’s palliative care.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

In a few quiet shots, the film tells of a farewell. Because she no longer wants to live, Kerstin, who is seriously ill and in her mid-sixties, stops eating and drinking. Her daughter Juliane, in her mid-thirties, accompanies her on this journey. She talks with friends about the situation again and again and witnesses her mother’s palliative care. She endures watching people say goodbye to her mother and experiences a slow farewell of her own. This brings the two women to a profound physical and emotional closeness, leading up to Kerstin’s death, which both of them have longed for.

Genres

Drama

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