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99%の自殺 (2007)

99%の自殺 poster
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan

How it feels

A man who wants to kill himself after a cancer diagnosis starts to find reasons to live because of his wife and unborn child. But he meets his death from an unexpected cause.

melancholiccontemplativeunderstatedbittersweetgentlepoignantslow-burnwistful

What happens

99%の自殺(99パーセントのじさつ)は、2007年7月7日に公開された日本の短編映画。 男がビルから飛び降り死んだ。男は癌の告知を受け自殺願望を持っていた。しかし、身籠った妻、生まれてくる子供といった生活環境の変化から、男は徐々に生きる希望を取り戻していく。だが、死は予告もなくやってくるのだ。しかも意外な原因で。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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