Going Alone
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Going Alone

0.0 / 10 2022 27mNR German
Documentary

Storyline

Every year, five to ten percent of all deceased Berliners are buried by the authorities because no relatives are found. Most of them are put into the ground by mortician Bernd Simon going alone. But sometimes companions do turn up and say goodbye in their very own way. An observational documentary about an undertaker who actually wanted to become an entertainer, a bizarre city portrait and a mirror of how we deal with death, mourning and commemoration.

What People Are Saying

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A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raphael Schanz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Going Alone is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker