Exit: The Right to Die

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Exit: The Right to Die

Released Oct 26, 2006

1h 17m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Fernand Melgar examines legalized suicide in Switzerland, where volunteers have been helping terminally ill patients to die for more than 20 years. He looks at the bureaucracy of the process, the needs of the dying, and the emotional toll on the volunteers.

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Would that all death be so peaceful.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 25, 2006

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

This earnest documentary about assisted suicide plays like a stodgy promotional film for the Swiss organization Exit A.D.M.D., which helps terminally ill patients end their own lives.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 24, 2006

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

[Exit] makes a strong implicit case for a cause supported by a growing number of Americans.

Oct 24, 2006

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Even if it were all staged, Exit: The Right to Die would be a profound and moving experience.

Mar 1, 2007

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Ray Greene

Boxoffice Magazine

If the film's lack of emotionalism deprives it of dramatic energy, it also forces viewers to react to a highly charged issue intellectually and on the merits, rather than out of manipulated passion.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2006

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Lisa Rose

Newark Star-Ledger

It's not the kind of documentary that leaves you feeling like you've only heard one side of the debate, that certain unsettling truths have been tactically avoided.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 25, 2006

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This film was tremendously emotional & thought-provoking as it documents the decision-making & trials of people who have life-threatening illness & the volunteers who renders the "assistance", an argument that sits delicately on the fence regarding euthanesia (assisted suicide). Many of the scenes were very sobering; all leading to the finale, the purpose of which is to end the needless suffering of the sick individuals & thereby eliminating the burden on their loved ones. The film is not meant to be taken lightly & most people may find the subject very disturbing. Although this film is highly recommended, I also strongly caution that viewers decide wisely should they choose to watch this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Fernand Melgar examines legalized suicide in Switzerland, where volunteers have been helping terminally ill patients to die for more than 20 years. He looks at the bureaucracy of the process, the needs of the dying, and the emotional toll on the volunteers.

Director: Fernand Melgar
Producer: Fernand Melgar, Jean-Marc Henchoz, Mathieu Henchoz
Screenwriter: Fernand Melgar
Distributor: Icarus Films, First Run
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2006, Limited
Runtime: 1h 17m