Underplayed Gems

Smagen af livet (2012)

Smagen af livet poster
Directed by
Chadi Abdul-Karim
Country
Denmark
Runtime
12 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A short film set in Denmark. It follows a courier who delivers last meals to people about to die. Each meal is a culinary summary of the dying person's life. The courier keeps one package undelivered each night for his own reasons.

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What happens

Smagen af livet er en kortfilm instrueret af Chadi Abdul-Karim efter manuskript af Thilde Maj Holgersen. Vi kender dem godt. De er en integreret, accepteret og naturlig del af både livet og døden. På et eller andet tidspunkt kommer de til os alle - uanset tid eller sted, uanset om vi er klar eller ej. Når tiden er inde, dukker de op og serverer et sidste måltid - et gastronomisk resume af dit liv. Når først det er indtaget, vil du være i stand til at forlade denne verden. Filmen følger et af disse bude på sin natlige rute. Vi vidner forskellige leveringer, dets modtagere og de pårørendes reaktioner på godt og ondt. Men buddet gemmer på en hemmelighed. Hver nat er der én pakke, han ikke leverer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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