The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 2009

Original language

German

Spoken languages

English, German

Countries

Switzerland

Production

SRF,Peter Liechti Filmproduktion

Cast

Peter Mettler,Alexander Tschernek

Director

Peter Liechti

Writer

Peter Liechti

Producer

Peter Liechti

Cinematography

Matthias Kälin,Peter Guyer,Peter Liechti

Music

Christoph Homberger,Norbert Möslang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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