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Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

January 1, 2003 1h 30m 7.0/10 (2 votes)

Originally released in 2003. Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality is a documentary film. directed by Patrick Shen.

Starring Sam Keen and Gabriel Byrne

Synopsis

Narrated by Gabriel Byrne (Usual Suspects, Vanity Fair, Miller's Crossing), this seven-time Best Documentary award-winning film (Silver Lake Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival) is the most comprehensive and mind-blowing investigation of humankind's relationship with death ever captured on film. Hailed by many viewers as a "life-transformational film," Flight from Death uncovers death anxiety as a possible root cause of many of our behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. Following the work of the late cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Denial of Death, this documentary explores the ongoing research of a group of social psychologists that may forever change the way we look at ourselves and the world. Over the last twenty-five years, this team of researchers has conducted over 300 laboratory studies, which substantiate Becker's claim that death anxiety is a primary motivator of human behavior...

Quick Facts

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Release Date January 1, 2003 23 years ago
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Runtime 1h 30m 90 minutes total
User Rating 7.0/10 Great (2 votes)
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Language English Original language

Production Details

Status
Released
Original Language
EN

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality about?

Narrated by Gabriel Byrne (Usual Suspects, Vanity Fair, Miller's Crossing), this seven-time Best Documentary award-winning film (Silver Lake Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival) is the most ...

Who directed Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality?

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality was directed by Patrick Shen.

How long is Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality?

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality has a runtime of 1 hours and 30 minutes (90 minutes total).

When was Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality released?

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality was released on January 1, 2003 in theaters.

Who are the main actors in Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality?

The main cast of Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality includes Sam Keen, Gabriel Byrne.