I was amazed that this work of cinematic art has received so little attention. It might be the subject - terminal cancer - which is not a prime suspect for easily entertaining a crowd as any realistic confrontation with death tends to be depressing. However I did not find this film depressing. It might also be that films with surreal elements have a hard time with audiences that expect all things to be at face value, without riddles or elements that are not spelled out completely and leave room for the viewer's imagination. Personally I loved the mixture of subdued thriller and Eastern European type surrealism in a scifi setting of films like Ex Machina.
The main character finds himself in a maze of conflicting feelings and impressions leading to something that could be very possibly his death. He achieves this by going to a hotel that claims to make death as pleasant as possible, with everything happening according to your individual wish. For the dramatic room neighbor of the protagonist this is a very dramatic death. For the main character it is a surreal get together with his wife that resolves open issues. The depiction of dying in this movie was creative and beautiful in a very original way.
The main character finds himself in a maze of conflicting feelings and impressions leading to something that could be very possibly his death. He achieves this by going to a hotel that claims to make death as pleasant as possible, with everything happening according to your individual wish. For the dramatic room neighbor of the protagonist this is a very dramatic death. For the main character it is a surreal get together with his wife that resolves open issues. The depiction of dying in this movie was creative and beautiful in a very original way.