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Summary
"Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to follow from first preparation to final act." Cut from 142 video tapes, this project sheds light on the tragedy following the infamous Internet ad.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 83Audiences 70GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer83%
Audience score74%
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2008
March 8, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Daniel Stamm Director, Writer
Production · 3
- Namarata Tandon Producer
- G.J. Echternkamp Producer
- Brian Udovich Producer
Sound · 2
- Jonathan Leahy Original Music Composer
- Morgan Kibby Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Zoltan Honti Cinematography
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