The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
7.1 | 2009 | 1h 27m

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

Documentary

Overview

The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.

Peter Liechti Director
Peter Liechti Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Peter Mettler

Peter Mettler

Narrator

Alexander Tschernek

Alexander Tschernek

Narrator