'In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss' by Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom
In her memoir In Love, Amy Bloom recounts the story of her husband’s death at Dignitas, an accompanied suicide organization in Switzerland, after his diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Woven into Amy’s account of Brian’s illness and death are poignant and darkly funny vignettes of their marriage, and of Amy’s struggle to fulfil Brian’s request for an assisted death.
'Le tout dernier été' by Anne Bert
Anne Bert
French author Anne Bert sees the right to choose her own time of death as a fundamental human right, and this is her story of invoking that right by travelling from France to Belgium to receive an assisted death.
'Tanner geht' by Wolfgang Prosinger
Wolfgang Prosinger
51-year-old Ulrich Tanner, who lived in Cologne, suffered from various incurable diseases and took his own life in Switzerland with the help of the organisation Dignitas. Journalist Wolfgang Prosinger accompanied and interviewed Tanner in his last months and wrote a book about his life and his decision to commit assisted suicide.
'Die letzte Reise' by Florian Baxmeyer
Florian Baxmeyer (director) and Thorsten Näter (writer)
76-year-old Katharina, who lives in Hamburg, decides to travel to Zurich to take her own life with the help of an assisted suicide organisation. Her daughter, Heike, tries to prevent this through court proceedings, where she argues that her mother lacks the mental capacity to make this decision. But Katharina is able to convince the judge of her mental competence and ends up travelling to Zurich.
Forthcoming 'Quelques heures de printemps'
Stéphane Brizé (director and writer), Florence Vignon (writer)
Following 18 months in prison, Alain goes to live with his elderly mother, who is living with cancer. Knowing that her cancer is progressing, Alain’s mother decides that she wants to end her life. Although he is initially sceptical, Alain decides to support her decision to end her life and travels with her to Switzerland, where their extremely tumultuous relationship is restored on her deathbed.
'How To Die: Simon's Choice' by Rowan Deacon
Rowan Deacon (director)
This primetime television documentary follows UK resident Simon Binner, diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), as he and those around him deal with his swiftly progressive illness and his decision to end his life through an assisted death in Switzerland.
'Manon: Le Dernier Droit' by Benoît Dutrizac, André Saint-Pierre, Marie-Josée Lévesque, et al.
Benoît Dutrizac, André Saint-Pierre, Marie-Josée Lévesque, et al.
After battling multiple sclerosis for much of her life, Manon Brunelle attempted to take her life herself. After this unsuccessful attempt, the documentary tells the story of why she is choosing to end her life in Switzerland through the organization Dignitas.
Me Before You
Thea Sharrock (director), Jojo Moyes (writer)
Following a road traffic collision, Will Traynor is paralysed and in need of constant care. His parents employ a young woman, Louisa Clark, to care for their son and Will and Louisa strike up an unlikely friendship and, later, a romance. Despite Louisa’s efforts to persuade Will that his life is still worth living, he decides to travel to Switzerland to end his life.
'Quelques heures de printemps' by Stéphane Brizé
Stéphane Brizé (director and writer), Florence Vignon (writer)
Following 18 months in prison, Alain goes to live with his elderly mother, who is living with cancer. Knowing that her cancer is progressing, Alain’s mother decides that she wants to end her life. Although he is initially sceptical, Alain decides to support her decision to end her life and travels with her to Switzerland, where their extremely tumultuous relationship is restored on her deathbed.
'Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die' by Charlie Russell
Charlie Russell (director), Terry Pratchett (writer)
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, renown author Terry Pratchett investigates in a television documentary the only assisted death option available to residents of the United Kingdom: travelling to Switzerland to seek the option through Dignitas.
'Tout s’est bien passé' by François Ozon
François Ozon (director and writer), Emmanuèle Bernheim (writer), Philippe Piazzo (writer)
Following a transient ischemic attack, André Bernheim, the father of novelist Emmanuèle Bernheim, asks his daughter to help him end his life. The film follows Emmanuèle and her sister, Pascale, as they come to terms with their father’s decision and try to navigate the complex legalities that surround assisted dying for French citizens in Switzerland.