The good death / in co-production with Radio and Television Slovakia [and 4 others] ; in association with First Hand Films ; Hailstone presents ; a film by Tomáš Krupa ; produced and directed by Tomáš Krupa ; story and written by Tomáš Krupa, Lukáš Hanulák.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Krupa, Tomáš, film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Hanulák, Lukáš, screenwriter.

Butlin, Janette, on-screen participant.

Hailstone (Firm), production company.

Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, production company.

First Hand Films (Firm), publisher, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muscular dystrophy--Patients.

Muscular dystrophy.

Assisted suicide.

Terminally ill.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (83 min.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Zürich, Switzerland] : First Hand Films, [2018]

Language Note:

Closed captioning available.

System Details:

System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way. Muscular dystrophy, the illness that Janette suffers from, has affected her family for generations. Janette's mother was wheelchair bound for decades, a prisoner in her own body. Janette refuses to wait for death in unbearable pain and opts for physician-assisted suicide. Before leaving on her last journey she has to explain her intention to her family members and close friends.

Participant:

Featuring Janette Butlin.

Credits:

Cinematography, Ondřej Szollos ; editing, Peter Kudlička.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed March 22, 2024).

Publisher Number:

fh-gdeath Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.