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Mademoiselle and the Doctor

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Most debates surrounding the subject of euthanasia involve the terminally ill and the ease of suffering, but this film has a different kind of right-to-death candidate at its center. Lisette Nigot is 79 and in perfect health, but she has no interest in living long enough to become sickly. She reaches out to Dr. Philip Nitschke, the first doctor to euthanize a patient, and the two challenge the notions of what criteria determines whether someone should be allowed to die.
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Synopsis Most debates surrounding the subject of euthanasia involve the terminally ill and the ease of suffering, but this film has a different kind of right-to-death candidate at its center. Lisette Nigot is 79 and in perfect health, but she has no interest in living long enough to become sickly. She reaches out to Dr. Philip Nitschke, the first doctor to euthanize a patient, and the two challenge the notions of what criteria determines whether someone should be allowed to die.
Director
Janine Hosking
Producer
Janine Hosking
Screenwriter
Janine Hosking
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 8, 2004, Original
Runtime
1h 28m