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Director: Helen Whitney
Cast: Sharon Stone, Caitlin Doughty, Gabriel Byrne, Jim Crace
We don’t know how. We don’t know when. But death comes for us all. To be human is to wrestle with this truth and with the great unanswered question: How do we live with death in our eye? We can deny, we can rail, we can challenge, we can accept. What is our story, and will it sustain us at the end? “Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death,” a two-hour documentary, features men and women of uncommon eloquence and intelligence who are grappling with these questions. For them death is no longer an abstraction far off in the future, it is real. They come from all walks of life, all ages, dying and healthy, believers and unbelievers, well known and obscure. These are people who have been shocked into mortality and are forever changed. They have stories to tell, and we can listen and learn from them.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death is a critically acclaimed 2017 documentary directed by Helen Whitney that features insightful interviews with individuals grappling with mortality. The film has received positive reviews from critics for its thoughtful exploration of the universal human experience of confronting death. While specific awards recognition is not provided, the film's reflective and intelligent approach has resonated with audiences, as indicated by its positive ratings on review aggregator sites.
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This 2017 documentary directed by Helen Whitney offers a profound exploration of the universal human experience of mortality, featuring a diverse array of perspectives from renowned figures like Sharon Stone and Gabriel Byrne. With its thoughtful, sensitive examination of how people confront the reality of death, this film provides a moving and enlightening meditation on the complexities of the human condition.