Closing Words (2021)

A consulting room in a public hospital in Belgium. A doctor receives patients: men and women, often accompanied by a relative. Most of them are seriously ill, and they know it. Sent by their attending physician, they have come to receive a second medical opinion and, if needed, to talk about their end of life. As far as circumstances and the law allow, these patients want to choose their death. The dialogues are frank and intensely authentic, but also imbued with great gentleness. An unusual documentary allowing us to witness genuine conversations with people who know the date of their death. A film about passing, shown with discretion and respect. A lesson in life and humanism.