Product Details

• Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Perrin Sprecace
• Directors: Patrick Shen
• Writers: Greg Bennick, Patrick Shen
• Producers: Andrew Heeney, Greg Bennick, Patrick Shen
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: GO-KART RECORDS
• DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009NZ77E
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,311 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am the breast cancer patient in the film, September 8, 2005

By	Toni Riss (Garland, Tx United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Working on this film and having the good fortune to meet Greg and Patrick gave me a voice. I have read the criticisms about filming me in a mausoleum, and I would like to clear this up. I love cemeteries and I am dealing with my own mortality. I asked them to film me in a place where I loved to walk around. If you look at some of the tombstones you learn a great deal about the residents there. And I couldn't have worked with two more sensitive people than Greg and Patrick. They were concerned I was over doing it.



I would hope that the critic listened to what I had to say, because I'd like to think people will learn from my experience.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How do we think of death?, July 2, 2005

By	Scott Huber (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Until I saw this documentary, I never really took the time to think about death as I am only in my mid-thirties. But this documentary goes much further than that and asks why do people go to war and why do people kill others? There are discussions about why the terror attacks were made on the World Trade Center. But this analysis goes beyond all the hyped-up media you have seen to date. The film is about fear of our own mortality. During the hour you spend watching this film, your eyes are opened to your own fears. While these feelings may be obvious, the reality as it hits you is almost shocking. If you would like insight on not only yourself, but the rest of the people on the planet, regardless of race or religion, this documentary is well worth your time.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally on DVD!!!, September 29, 2005

By	JOHN J. MCGRAW "author of Brain & Belief" (Solana Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This insightful documentary has been making the film festival circles for quite a while and has earned the many awards given to it. But finally it is on DVD and available to the public!

The documentary is built around the ideas of Ernest Becker, a brilliant social scientist whose books "The Denial of Death" and "Escape from Evil" really drive the commentary of this documentary. In particular, the notion that a great deal of human striving and culture revolves around our denial of death and our yearning for immortality is the touchstone idea of the film. The lesser idea--that much of human evil derives from a neurotic ambition to make a mark, control others, gain monumental wealth and power--surely helps to explain many of the difficulties we see in our current world.

The quality of the filming, the commentary, and the narration is second-to-none. The classy presentation of Ernest Becker's ideas would surely gratify the man were he alive today.

If you have ever asked the timeless questions then this film is for you.