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The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

Das Summen der Insekten

2009 · 1h 27m · Documentary · Switzerland · Rated 12 (CH)

The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.

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Peter Liechti
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Peter Mettler, Alexander Tschernek
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