| Director | Vicente Amorim |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama film |
| Runtime | 96 min |
| Country | Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $1.5 million |
The story begins in 1930s Germany, against the backdrop of the Third Reich's ascendancy. John Halder is a German university professor who lives with his overly anxious wife, 2 children and a mother with senile dementia. He writes a paper called, "The Case for Mercy Death on the Grounds of Humanity", to explore his personal predicament and the justification of euthanasia.