Special Screening: Der Tod ist ein Arschloch

Q&A

With film discussion afterward

Sunday, 02.11.2025

19:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

OmeU

A deep insight into the work and confrontation with death - without fear of contact, with a lot of honesty and empathy: DER TOD IST EIN ARSCHLOCH by Michael Schwarz is a film about the innovative mortician Eric Wrede and his team. The screening will be followed by a film discussion with Eric Wrede.

About

Dying and saying goodbye are part of life. Why do we still find it so difficult to talk about it? Berlin mortician Eric Wrede and his team are trying to get death out of the taboo zone - with less fear of contact, more honesty and more empathy. For them, the deceased are not just a job, and mourners are not just customers. Every case is different and individual - and when a terminally ill friend asks them to accompany her, the funeral professionals reach their personal limits.

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