Scene from the film How to Save a Dead Friend
Scene from the film How to Save a Dead Friend
Scene from the film How to Save a Dead Friend
Scene from the film How to Save a Dead Friend
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How to Save a Dead Friend

Direction
Year 
2022
Country
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • France
  • Norway
Runtime
104min 
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Subtitles 

Muzzled by the increasingly autocratic regime of the “Depression Federation”, 16-year-old Marusya decides to join her generations’ suicide statistics by year’s end. Then she meets Kimi and a love story begins between the two millennials caught in the undertow of their oppressive government. Marusya and Kimi film the euphoria, anxiety and misery of their youth, burning the candle at both ends, fuelled by drugs and music. Filmed over the course of 12 years, How to Save a Dead Friend is a personal cry from the heart, and a message from a silenced generation.

Details

  • Original Title
    How to Save a Dead Friend
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Marusya Syroechkovskaya
  • Cinematography
    Marusya Syroechkovskaya, Kimi Morev
  • Editing
    Qutaiba Barhamji
  • Music
    Felix Mikensky
  • Sound
    Yngve Leidulv Sætre, Thomas Angell Endresen
  • Runtime
    104 min (91+ min.)
  • Year
    2022
  • Country
    • Sweden
    • Germany
    • France
    • Norway
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Festivals
    • Indielisboa, 2022
    • Dok.fest Munich, 2022
    • ACID Cannes, 2022
    • Film Festival Cologne, 2022
    • IDFA, 2022
    • IDFF Artdocfest/Riga, 2023
    • One World Prague, 2023
    • DOXA, 2023
    • Triste Film Festival, 2024
  • Awards
    • Special Mention in the International Competition – Visions du Réel, 2022
    • Grand Prix – Mediterranean Film Festival in Široki Brijeg, 2022
    • Grand Jury Award – International Competition at DOC NYC, 2022
    • Grand Prix – International Competition at Festival de cinéma En Ville!, 2023
    • Tempo Documentary Award – Tempo Documentary Festival, 2023

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