Liudmila Ulitskaia

Alisa, an elderly woman, faces a minor medical incident that prompts her to confront the prospect of dying alone. Determined to retain control over her final chapter, she obtains a bottle of barbiturates from a physician. She then falls in love with and marries him. After his tragic death, she adopts his grandchild, and embarks on a new chapter of her life.

Barbara Bronnen

Emmanuel and Käthe Forster have been married for decades when Käthe asks her husband to help her die because she can no longer bear her life due to various diseases. Forster kills her with a shot to the head, but cannot bring himself to take his own life afterwards as planned. He has to stand trial for manslaughter, but Judge Joos releases him with a lenient sentence.

Nicola Bardola

The elderly spouses Paul and Franca Salamun have decided to die together with the help of an assisted dying organisation. Paul suffers from bladder cancer, Franca is tired of living and does not want to stay behind without her husband. Although their son Luca can understand the decision, it is difficult for him to find a way to emotionally process her death.