Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality (2003)
Plot — 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 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...
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Quick Facts
| Type | Movie |
| Released | 2003 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 90 min |
| Audience Score | 77% (7.7/10, 3 votes) |
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality — FAQ
Is Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality worth watching? Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality holds a 7.7/10 rating from 3 viewers. 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-
Who directed Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality? Directed by Patrick Shen.
Who is in the cast of Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality? It stars Sam Keen, Gabriel Byrne.
Where can I stream Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality? You can stream Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability may vary by region.
When did Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality release? It released in 2003.
