After a long and torturous psychiatric history, a date is finally set for the much desired humane termination of the life of forty-two-year-old Rick. Will his parents be able to let him go out of their love for him?
Acting
Soutendijk and Thiry's silent glances wreck you completely.
Direction
Hermanides refuses to look away from impossible love.
Editing
90 minutes feels like a lifetime lived in real-time.
Director
Laura Hermanides
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Netherlands legalized euthanasia in 2002; this case sparked debate about psychiatric patients' eligibility. The film enters territory even Dutch courts struggle to map.
Renée Soutendijk, Dutch cinema royalty, came out of semi-retirement for this role. Her agreement reportedly came after one phone call with Hermanides about her own fears as a mother.
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