Seven Songs For A Long Life
Directed by Amy Hardie
UK, 2015, 82 min, in English
How did it happen? A movie about six hospice patients which you just want to keep watching! Funny, touching and passionate in their enjoyment of life, this film surprises with its use of song. A great score by Mark Orton leads us through one of the key issues of our age: medicine has recently changed our relationship with fatal disease: we can now live for years, rather than months, after a terminal diagnosis. Sometimes. How do we cope with this uncertainty? The documentary cast are quirky, wry front-runners in a journey that we will all face.
"Incredibly moving."
Press
Video LibrarianHighly recommended. It's hard to imagine a less depressing hospice documentary.
The GuardianThis incredibly moving documentary is all the more affecting because of the unsentimental way it's told.
The ScotsmanLyrical. Poignant.
Falkirk HeraldA film which makes you laugh and cry in equal measures.
The HeraldRemarkable and hugely dignified. There is a lot that is heartbreaking here, but there is much love and more than a few laughs.
Film NewsThe sense of community is felt in every shot. First and foremost, a documentary about humanity.
Total FilmEveryday people made larger-than life through quirky wit and sheer strength of character.
Vulturehound MagazineEntirely authentic.