Completed - GERMAN - unknown - 10 minutes
Erika and Ruedi have been married for many years and also plan to end their lives together. Erika has cancer and wants to die in dignity. Ruedi doesn‘t want to live without his wife. Everything is organized - but suddenly Ruedi isn’t so sure anymore...
Year of production : 2002 Director(s) : Jann PREUSS Writer(s) : Jan PREUSS Cast : Stephanie GLASER, Walo LÜOND, Alice BRÜNGGER Producer(s) : Samir . (Dschoint Ventschr)
Erika and Ruedi have been married for years. Today they both want to take their own lives. Erika has cancer and wants to die with dignity before intense physical suffering sets in. Ruedi, on the other hand, does not want to live without Erika. The two have been living together for so long that they both wish to end it together, too. Everything has been prepared. The suicide doctor taking care of the double suicide is sat ready with the ordered poison. Friends and family have been informed of the decision. Wills have been written, the apartment cleaned, the bed made, fitting music put on – but at the last moment, Ruedi gets second thoughts about the whole idea ...
Country(ies) : SWITZERLAND