Flight from Death (2003)

Original title

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

Directed by

Patrick Shen

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores how the fear of death might secretly drive many human actions and beliefs. It looks at this idea through psychological, spiritual, and cultural lenses. The film suggests that death anxiety could be a hidden root of violence and other behaviors.

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What happens

Flight from Death is a 2003 documentary film that investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of death, as related to subconscious influences. The film describes death anxiety as a possible root cause of many human behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. It was directed by Patrick Shen, produced by Greg Bennick, and narrated by Gabriel Byrne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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