Simon is a successful businessman with a loving family and a large circle of friends whose world falls apart when he is diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease and given two years to live. Within weeks of the diagnosis, the disease causes Simon to lose the use of his voice. Faced with the prospect of a rapid physical decline, Simon tells his family that he is considering ending his life at a Swiss suicide clinic.
Filmed and directed by award-winning filmmaker Rowan Deacon, and made in partnership with the Open University, this intimate and deeply moving film follows Simon and his family and friends as they grapple with the huge moral, emotional and legal dilemmas around Simon's choice. Their conflicting perspectives unearth difficult questions for Simon which mean that his heartwrenching decision is hanging in the balance until the very end.
在看之前我是坚决支持安乐死的,本来以为这类纪录片既然拍出来了,那么导演一定是想宣扬点什么,我以为会跟我事先想的一样。结果这片子拍的中立,隐忍,平静。没有强烈的观点,也没有强力的感情渲染,使得我一时怀疑自己了起来,安乐死究竟是在尊重人权,还是在践踏。全片最令人动容的是Simon的母亲,老太太说孩子生的时候她就在,死了也不能缺席,结果最后也没去成。后来又读儿子留下的卡片,thank you for being my mom. 就很苦涩。