IMDb
7.0 /10
607 votes


Documentary · 2009 · 1h 27min
Das Summen der Insekten
The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.
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IMDb
7.0 /10
607 votes
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TMDB
6.8 /10
16 votes
Letterboxd
7.2 /10
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7.0/10