La Vie nous appartient (2013)
Directed by Alex K. Lee

Drama
aka: Maybe Tomorrow

Film Synopsis

Sarah and Philip are two desperately unhappy teenagers who meet online and decide to share their suicide together.  Life has been unkind to them both, and neither sees a future for him or herself.  They travel to the mountains of Austria that Sarah used to visit with her father.  Here, there is cliff from which the two sad adolescents can throw themselves, bringing to an end the misery that can no longer be endured.  Climbing up the mountain proves to a hazardous and gruelling experience, and as they do so Sarah and Philip regale each other with their tales of woe.  Each is moved by the other's sad story and gradually something stirs within them.  Just when life seemed to be so utterly pointless they at last discover a reason for seeing it through...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Alex K. Lee
  • Script: Alex K. Lee
  • Photo: Marco Zimprich
  • Music: Tomas Leonhardt
  • Cast: Florent Arnoult (Philip), Alix Bénézech (Sarah)
  • Country: Austria / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 89 min
  • Aka: Maybe Tomorrow

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