Dignitas - Death on Prescription
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Switzerland is the only country in the world that allows foreigners to come and die on its territory. Since its founding in 1998, more than a thousand people have traveled to Zurich to end their lives with the help of the organization Dignitas. "Dignitas - Death on Prescription" is a documentary about an organization that provides people with terminal and incurable illnesses, intense unrelenting pain, and depression with a peaceful death. The organization's founder, lawyer Ludwig Minelli, is often the target of insults, especially from politicians, despite the fact that most Swiss citizens support the option of medically assisted suicide.
Status: Released
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Runtime: 56 mins
Director: Jean-Bernard Menoud
Spoken language: English, Français, Deutsch
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
Original title: Dignitas - Death on Prescription
Production Companies: RTS
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