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(Im)mortals

(Im)mortals

What happens after death?

2022•1h 28m•9.0/10
Documentary

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9.0/10(2)

What happens after death? Lila Ribi's 100-year-old grandmother Greti always has the same answer: There is nothing after death. The filmmaker sees things differently.

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Production

Maximage, SRG SSR

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Greti Aebi

herself

Lila Ribi

herself

Lukas Imbach

himself

Éric Dudoit

himself

Christelle Dubois

herself

Sandra Boegly

herself

Steven Laureys

Steven Laureys

himself

Ervin Laszlo

himself

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