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A Necessary Death

  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 41m
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6.6/10
483
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A Necessary Death (2008)
  • Drama
  • Thriller
"Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to follow from first preparation to final act." Cut from 142 video tapes, this project sheds light on the tragedy following the infamou... Read all"Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to follow from first preparation to final act." Cut from 142 video tapes, this project sheds light on the tragedy following the infamous Internet ad."Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to follow from first preparation to final act." Cut from 142 video tapes, this project sheds light on the tragedy following the infamous Internet ad.
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  • Director
    • Daniel Stamm
  • Writer
    • Daniel Stamm
  • Stars
    • G.J. Echternkamp
    • Matthew Tilley
    • Valerie Hurt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Daniel Stamm
  • Writer
    • Daniel Stamm
  • Stars
    • G.J. Echternkamp
    • Matthew Tilley
    • Valerie Hurt
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    • 14User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Matt Tilley, Daniel Stamm
    A Necessary Death (2008)
    Matt Tilley, Gilbert John

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    G.J. Echternkamp
    G.J. Echternkamp
    • Gilbertas Gilbert
    Matthew Tilley
    • Mattas Matt
    Valerie Hurt
    Valerie Hurt
    • Valerieas Valerie
    Michael Traynor
    Michael Traynor
    • Michaelas Michael
    Konima Parkinson-Jones
    • Konimaas Konima
    Shelley Isaacs
    • Grieving Motheras Grieving Mother
    Thomas Moses
    • Cliff Bookendsas Cliff Bookends
    Talmadge Ragan
    • Ellen Radelas Ellen Radel
    Pamela Salem
    • Matt's Motheras Matt's Mother
    Doris Jung Usui
    Doris Jung Usui
    • Suicidal Wifeas Suicidal Wife
    • Director
      • Daniel Stamm
    • Writer
      • Daniel Stamm
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    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Gilbert: All right, so apparently they erased my ad off the internet.

      Michael: Well, I don't really know what the terms of use are, but it says here, flagged and removed.

      Gilbert: [reading] Conduct: You agree not to post or otherwise make available content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, libelous, and harasses, debases, or is hateful towards... well, I don't think any of these things apply. Unless they're claiming it's unlawful. But I'm just gonna re-post it. Fuck 'em.

    • Connections
      References I Love Lucy (1951)

    User reviews14

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    4/10
    Faux doc not that convincing
    Gilbert Toma (G.J. Echternkamp) is a film student looking to make a documentary on a suicidal person. It's an indie with indie budget. So we have to account for that. Even with that in mind, this is still a slow moving film. The only hope is to pretend that this is real. At least that would allow for some tension to seep thru.

    But it's obvious that it's not. I've seen enough of these faux-docs. It rambles on in that kind of videotape footages. The people slowly and methodically do their documentary and talk about their documentary. It's not that compelling. The last 30 minutes has some interesting developments. I don't recommend this movie, but if you watch it, you might as well stay until the end.
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    • Release date
      • March 8, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Una muerte necesaria
    • Production company
      • Brickwall Productions
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      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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