The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
2009•1h 27m•6.8•Released
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.
Director
Peter Liechti
Writer
Peter Liechti
Languages
German
Studio
Peter Liechti Filmproduktion
Cast
Peter Mettler
Narrator
Alexander Tschernek
Narrator
Production
Company
Peter Liechti Filmproduktion
Company
SRF
Producer
Peter Liechti
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