CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 27m

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

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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.

Directed byPeter Liechti

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
DE
Released
January 21, 2009
Studios
SRFPeter Liechti Filmproduktion

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

Narrator

Alexander Tschernek

Alexander Tschernek

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Peter Liechti
Written by
Peter Liechti
Produced by
Peter Liechti

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