Manners of Dying

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Movie
Original title Manners of Dying
Country of production Canada
original language English
Publishing year 2004
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Director Jeremy Peter Allen
script Jeremy Peter Allen
production Yves Fortin
music Eric Count Palatine
camera James Gray
cut Jeremy Peter Allen
occupation

Manners of Dying is a Canadian film drama by Jeremy Peter Allen from the year 2004 . Roy Dupuis can be seen in the main role .

The film is based on a short story by Yann Martel from his book Aller madness of this being ( The Facts behind the Helsinki Rocca Matios ).

action

The condemned to death Kevin Barlow is executed. His last hours and his last meal are shown in eight different variants. The prison director and his people take care of the proper handling according to the protocol , despite the great psychological stress . The death row inmate's final wish is to hand over the videotapes and audiotapes of his final hours to his mother, who does not participate in the execution. In the end, the prison director offers her the tapes in a letter and lets her decide to watch them later.

Reviews

The film received mostly positive reviews, especially the two main actors. It is reminiscent of the film Dead Man Walking .

  • "Well executed" ... "played with unnerving perfection by Serge Houde" ... "In every episode, Dupuis puts a completely different, yet equally powerful, spin on Barlow - proving the role required with a lot of onscreen presence" - Sarah Rowland, montrealmirror, February 17, 2005.

Awards

  • 2005: Jeremy Peter Allen and Roy Dupuis were at the film and TV festival Cinéma Tout Ecran in Geneva , Switzerland on November 3, 2005 . They also answered questions about the death penalty. The film received a Mention Speciale Du Jury and a Prix ​​Cinéma Tout Ecran Du Jury Des Jeunes , i.e. a special mention and a prize for young people.
  • 2006 : Nominations for Genie Awards for Jeremy Peter Allen for best editing and for Éric Pfalzgraf for best music.

Background information

There were 19 days of shooting in a former women's prison in Québec City . The film was on the low budget of one million CAD . Therefore there was no stunt - Doubles . It was filmed alternately for a day in the cell and a day in the death chamber. The film doesn't actually stand up for or against the death penalty. He wants to encourage the audience to form their own opinion. However, a rejection of the death penalty is not against the intentions of the director and Roy Dupuis. Roy Dupuis was so enthusiastic about the project that he was satisfied with a small fee. He wanted to change his sun boy image with this film.

The film was released in Canada in July 2005 under the French title L'Exécution on DVD in English and French . There is a brief informative making of and a funny scene. The run length is approx. 104 minutes. There is no age limit for the film in Canada. Translated into German, the film title means: Types of dying .

Web links

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  1. ↑ Sarah Rowland, montreal mirror ( Memento of 3 March 2005 at the Internet Archive )