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En ven for livet (2014)

En ven for livet poster
Directed by
Jonas Otto Mattsson
Country
Denmark
Runtime
11 min

How it feels

A short film about two friends, Kathrine who is terminally ill and wants to die on her own terms, and Helle who struggles with whether to help her. It shows Helle's inner conflict about whether assisted suicide is the right choice.

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What happens

En ven for livet er en dansk kortfilm fra 2014 med instruktion og manuskript af Jonas Otto Mattsson. Hvis ens bedste veninde er alvorligt syg og inderligt ønsker at dø, skal man så hjælpe hende? Den syge Kathrine er fast besluttet på, at hun selv vil have kontrol over, hvornår hendes død skal finde sted, men i hendes veninde Helle raser en indre kamp om, hvorvidt hun skal foretage aktiv dødshjælp. Er det menneskeligt og moralsk det rigtige at gøre? (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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