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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   2,851 votes
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Director:
Eric Steel
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Release Date:
16 February 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
Be afraid of what lies beneath...
Plot:
People suffer largely unnoticed while the rest of the world goes about its business. This is a documentary... more | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Interview: Eric Steel
 (From ioncinema. 30 October 2006)

Tribeca dispatch #6
 (From ioncinema. 2 May 2006)

User Comments:
More than just shock value more

Cast

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John Snowden ... Lloyd Spencer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing content involving suicide, and for some language.
Runtime:
UK:93 min (unrated version)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Steel interviewed relatives of the suicide victims, not informing them that he had footage of their loved ones' deaths. Later, he claimed that "the family members now, at this point, have seen the film, [and are] glad that they participated in it." more
Quotes:
Witness: [after witnessing a suicide] When I talked to the highway patrolman, I asked him "Is this a rare occurrence or does this happen a lot?" And he looked and me and he sort of smiled and he said, "It happens all the time." more

FAQ

Why didn't the film crew try to stop the suicides?
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57 out of 61 people found the following comment useful:-
More than just shock value, 2 March 2007
8/10
Author: (LFCBOY@hotmail.com) from United Kingdom

This film's got a lot of publicity due to the controversial nature of a small amount of its content - namely people jumping from the bridge. There is so much more to this film than that.

Yes, its shocking, yes its heartbreaking but by talking to the families and friends of the jumpers there is a tremendous insight into the true ramifications of suicide. Some families/friends come to terms with it, some don't. Some realise that their friend/relation is now at peace, while some are angry at the selfishness of it. I found a lot of the film life affirming, it also features a survivor and someone who was rescued at the last moment. This really isn't a ghoulish film.

It's an excellent documentary that makes no judgements. All it does is spotlight something in society that we don't like to talk about in an intelligent, compassionate and unbiased way. There is so much more to this film than just the shock value, hopefully people will see that.

For what its worth I felt that by deciding to take their own lives in a public forum the jumpers had forgone the right to privacy in their final moments. I didn't feel like a voyeur. I recommend this film very highly.

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