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The Revolution Against Death

2026 · 24 min

An unsettling, quietly hypnotic visit to people calmly preparing to cheat death, leaving you to wonder who is deceiving whom.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
In minimalist villas that already resemble film sets, we meet a community of aging citizens. With the help of technology, they plan to have themselves frozen after death until they can be resurrected. A disturbing visit to an environment where the question arises: Is it still self-deception if everyone else is on board with the idea?
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Death, technology, aging, faith
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Joshua Oppenheimer
    Cinematography
    Svetlana Cvetko
    Runtime
    24 min
    Country
    United States of America, Denmark, Sweden

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