Summaries

I meet Herbert in the same week I get diagnosed with cancer. We fall madly in love and plan to stay together for the rest of our lives. Three months later, he is dead. Herbert was a BASE Jumper. Leaping off a cliff with nothing but a parachute, he loses his balance, slams into the rock face and falls to his death. His loss in the midst of my chemotherapy completely throws me. Why does he gamble his life away, while I fight for mine? Desperate for answers, I return to Lauterbrunnen, the scene of the accident where Andreas, his best friend and coach, introduces me to the world of BASE. The jumpers teach me not only about the sport, but about facing fears, harnessing and controlling them. To make the most of the life we get. In the Swiss Death Valley I slowly find my way back to life.—ican films gmbh

Two people facing death, fall madly in love and and plan to stay together for the rest of their lives. He is a BASE jumper, she has just been diagnosed with cancer. During her chemo, he falls to his death. Why does he gamble his life away, while she fights for hers? Desperate for answers, she returns to Lauterbrunnen, the Swiss Death Valley. She learns not only about the sport, but about facing fears, harnessing and controlling them - and slowly finds her way back to life.

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Keywords
  • f rated
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Sport
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 25, 2014
Countries of origin Germany Switzerland
Language English German Swiss German
Production companies SRG - SSR Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) Ican Films

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Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color
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