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STERBEN FÜR ANFÄNGER
Österreich 2025 – Director: Kurt Langbein – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English, German – Length: 92 min.
As renowned science journalist Kurt Langbein is diagnosed with ‘terminal cancer’, a professional topic becomes an existential question: how do we die – and what does it actually mean to die? In his deeply personal documentary film STERBEN FÜR ANFÄNGER, Langbein embarks on a journey to the boundary between life and death.
No youth rating
Biography
Kurt Langbein is a producer and director of numerous documentaries and television features. In 2013, he received the Axel Corti Prize for outstanding achievements in radio and television, and in 2018, the Dr. Karl Renner Prize for his lifetime achievement.
Filmography
PROJEKT BALLHAUSPLATZ, AT 2023, 90 min
DER BAUER UND DER BOBO, AT 2022, 96 min
ZEIT FÜR UTOPIEN, AT 2018, 95 min
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
English/Original Title: Dying for Beginners. German title: Sterben für Anfänger. Writer: Kurt Langbein. Camera: Christian Roth. Sound: Armin Koch. Editing: Harald Aue. Music: Thomas Thurnher-Hohl. Production: Langbein & Partner Media. Producer: Kurt Langbein. International Sales: Langbein & Partner Media GmbH Distribution: N.N.
