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Dok-Kino: STERBEN FÜR ANFÄNGER
AUT 2026; Director: Kurt Langbein; Running time: 92 min; Classification: Worth seeing; Recommended age: 12+
We all know that one day we will die. And yet we live as though this certainty had nothing to do with us. We push the thought aside, put it off and leave dying to hospitals, experts and other people. Only when illness, loss or a diagnosis of our own enters our lives does an abstract truth become a deeply personal question.
In STERBEN FÜR ANFÄNGER (Dying for Beginners), award-winning science journalist and documentary filmmaker Kurt Langbein explores a subject that affects us all, yet is rarely discussed: death and dying. The film begins with his own cancer diagnosis, turning into a deeply personal search for guidance, knowledge and support. The reporter becomes a patient, and investigative research turns into an existential journey of self-discovery.
We all know that one day we will die. And yet we live as though this certainty had nothing to do with us. We push the thought aside, put it off and leave dying to hospitals, experts and other people. Only when illness, loss or a diagnosis of our own enters our lives does an abstract truth become a deeply personal question.
In STERBEN FÜR ANFÄNGER (Dying for Beginners), award-winning science journalist and documentary filmmaker Kurt Langbein explores a subject that affects us all, yet is rarely discussed: death and dying. The film begins with his own cancer diagnosis, turning into a deeply personal search for guidance, knowledge and support. The reporter becomes a patient, and investigative research turns into an existential journey of self-discovery.
