The tremendous advances in medical technology have significantly increased the survival rate of critically ill patients. At the same time, the medical technology has affected natural death. Many end-of-life patients are trapped in the death process by increasingly complex artificial devices. In many countries and regions, people are looking for ways to maintain their dignity, to give up life support devices if the illness is incurable, and to let death come naturally. Living wills and palliative care are radically changing people's thoughts in the face of terminal diseases, allowing patients to choose by themselves.

On the basis of real stories, this film focuses on the development of palliative care in China. By interviewing doctors, patients and their families and by communicating with experts, it compares different views of people in different medical conditions and presents the choice and dignity at the end of life from the perspective of science and religion.

Original Tiltle: 选择与尊严
Year: 2018
Length: 90min
Resolution: 4K
Produced by: Real Image Media (China)   (Click to go)