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A young director's first feature becomes a literal matter of life and death in this independent drama. Gilbert (Gilbert John Echternkamp) is a film student who has come up with a novel idea for his final thesis project -- he wants to find someone who has decided to kill themselves, and follow them through the final days of their life until they commit suicide. Gilbert posts a message on the internet looking for a suitable subject, and after interviewing a handful of people with their own reasons for taking their life, he chooses a British expatriate (Matt Tilley) who is slowly dying of an inoperable brain tumor and wants to end it all before pain makes his life unbearable. It's important to Gilbert that his subject actually kills himself, believing that it would call the integrity of the film into question if they changed their mind. But as filming goes on, everyone involved becomes aware of the way the creative process is impacting the man's road towards death. A Necessary Death received its world premiere at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Rating
NR
Director
Daniel Stamm
Studio
Brickwall Productions
Writer
Daniel Stamm
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- Astounding documentary about a documentary showing the last few days of a man diagnosed with a lethal butterfly tumour and cancer who's decided to take his own life.Reply
- If the subject matter wasn't so depressing this would be a 5-star film. This is tough because part of what makes this movie so amazing and heart-wrenching is the topic, but I think the talent in the room is what makes this a brilliant film!Reply
- I absolutely loved this movie. Thinking it was a documentary going into it, I was squeamish and saddened by what I saw. The ending took me completely by surprise - and it was only after googling it that I realized it was a scripted film. And I loved it even more! Not once did I suspect I was watching actors - pure brilliance. It raises so many different points - I could fill up ten screens! Bottom line is you'll be thinking about it for days, weeks, after.Reply
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- A Necessary Death is an emotional tragedy that serves a purpose as a conversation starter. Watching A Necessary Death is like staring into the eyes of death itself- it's as powerful as they come.Reply
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- I never write reviews but...this movie left me in a cold sweat and unable to even think. I've never had anything shock me like that. I still can't get over it. I'm going to have to watch it again. Speechless.Reply
- 'A Necessary Death' treats the topic of suicide in a disturbing yet creative way. This is a shocking, emotionally powerful film.Reply
- An interesting faux documentary. Really dug the twist at the end. I thought this was better than Daniel Stamm's next film, which is The Last Exorcism.Reply
- These are daring, challenging themes for a young filmmaker and Stamm proves to be adept at playing with ideas that scare away writer/directors with twice as much experience.Reply
- A Necessary Death presents a wholly original, fascinating and curiously terrifying documentary that's likely to either captivate or revolt audiences.Reply
- 'A Necessary Death' treats the topic of sucide in a disturbing yet creative way. This is a shocking, emotionally powerful film.Reply
- A Necessary Death takes a hot button issue - suicide - and expands it to reveal the fuzzy line between art and morality.Reply
- A Necessary Death will make you squirm and think in equal measure. For my money, that makes it a picture worth paying attention to.Reply