The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

Dec 24 2010 Not Rated 1h 27m
Documentary

The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.

Plot

A hunter in a remote and idyllic forest stumbles on a make shift tent fashioned from sheets of plastic and containing the mummified remains of a corpse. A detailed journal found on site reveals the man committed suicide by self-imposed starvation. Who was this man? Why did he kill himself in such a manner? Inspired by this true event and by the novella 'Until I Am a Mummy' by Shimada Masahiko, Insects sensuously evokes the mysterious man's last days.

Written by

Peter Liechti, Masahiko Shimada

Directed by

Peter Liechti

Cast

Peter Mettler, Alexander Tschernek, Nikola Weisse

Crew

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Production Countries

Switzerland

Production Companies

Peter Liechti Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
593
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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