Fresh
It's a quiet and poignant look at a life as it slips away, seen through the eyes of a character who's not always likable but remains entirely real.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Overview
Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
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75%
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Rotten
It does absolutely nothing that previous movies dealing with this subject haven't done.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
A beautiful, frank and utterly absorbing examination of death.
Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
It's affecting.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Sumptuously filmed but rather distant.
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
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IMDb
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
69
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