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A young,ambitious director of photography and his girlfriend want to be famous.They decide to document suicides and sell the resulting footage to the highest bidder.However the photographer soon wants to quit this unwholesome activity,because he doesn't believe the suicide films they shoot are realistic and visually exciting.His girlfriend refuses to quit, and persuades him to continue by soliciting business for their fledgling company on the internet."Suicide" is an emotionally disturbing film.The suicide scenes presented here are truly depressing and painful to watch.Of particular note is one guy who slashes his wrists–it looks painfully real.The film is stylish and very well-acted.The concept is very interesting,but as a whole "Suicide" is utterly downbeat and bleak.Give this film a look,if you can stomach it.9 out of 10.

This German film, released here with it's original soundtrack and English subtitles, is totally unique in it's subject matter and in its form. Roughly it is about a young couple who decide to offer their services on a website to film other people's suicide. There is a lot more to it, but there are some very interesting and unexpected plot twists that would be a shame to give away - you just have to see this for yourself. It is entirely shot on Digital Video - but BEWARE all those people who have some strange grudge against this medium, let me tell you: this is the only way this film could have been made. This is one of those films where the choice of that medium is essential, enhances the horrifying nature of the film and, indeed, is no less than a character in the story. Funny thing is that, partly because of the use of video instead of film stock, this film looks as though it was a lot easier to make than in reality is the case. There is no use of the obvious and much-too-often used digital effects that we are bored with in the multiplex theaters, everything looks as though it is plainly shot with a small hand-held camera. But the suicides that are shown are so shockingly realistic and indeed much better looking than rapidly outdated digital effects in any 100 million dollar movie that it is hard to believe that the makers of this "small" film have achieved this level of 100% realism. This is enhanced by the true-to-life acting of absolutely everybody in this film. It is dark and very unsettling, but essential to everyone interested in intelligent horror films, German cinema from the likes of Jorg Buttgereit or Michael Haneke and for everyone who wants just that little bit more from a movie-experience than just laid-back entertainment.

Low budget German movie about a couple who drive around filming people commit suicide in order to sell the footage. I found it an interesting idea and the end has a reasonable twist but this film really is hard to watch, not because I found it shocking but rather it due to it being so slow, boring and obviously faked. Watching a young girl lying on her bed for 5 minutes downing pills with alcohol before puking up isn't captivating viewing. Seeing a guy inject his penis with a lethal drug overdose isn't either, and so on. It all just looks so amateur, as are the attempt at English subtitles, (have spelt hav, for example). Jorg Buttgereit made dark, depressing films but he had real talent. The makers of this don't. The only reason that I watched it was because it was released in the UK on the Vipco label, most probably by far the worst film to have been done so - and that's saying something! Unless you hate yourself then give Suicide a miss

A particularly harrowing variation on what is already an extremely harsh genre—pseudo-snuff—German indie effort Suicide (AKA FinalCut.com) follows two film-makers as they record a series of suicides with the intention of selling the footage to the highest bidder. Having advertised online for willing participants in their project, the couple travel from location to location, capturing the final moments of the mentally ill, the lonely, and the hopeless.

The film opens as the first victim climbs a flight of stairs whilst discussing the pros and cons of various methods of suicide; he has decided that hurling oneself from a tall, derelict building is the most reliable way to end his life. However, when it comes to throwing himself into the void, the man has second thoughts and runs away, but winds up falling to his death anyway after he stumbles through a hole in the floor. The irony of his demise softens the blow somewhat, and a couple of the deaths that follow also raise an uncomfortable smile (one cannot help but giggle nervously at times), but the inevitable, cumulative effect of watching a succession of people top themselves is depression.

Shot with realism in mind, Suicide is extremely downbeat viewing: it's really uncomfortable to witness a pair of teenage girls wash down pills with vodka, a student inject an overdose of heroin at the base of his junk, a sad old geezer suffer a heart attack after not taking his medication, a woman gassing herself in her car, a goth slash his wrists, and a guy inject himself with air (which proves what the first chap says—it's a bloody painful way to go!). In fact, it comes as a bit of a relief when, towards end of the film, there is a slight shift in mood: the film-makers themselves become involved in the taking of lives, adding an element of plot, and a silly twist ending acts as a valve to release some of the pressure.

Well acted, well made and thought provoking, but perhaps a tad too repetitive to be totally engrossing, Suicide is definitely not an easy film to watch, and something I would only recommend to hardened viewers of challenging horror. I guess a 7/10 out of 10 would be a fair rating: it's good, but not something I'll be revisiting any time soon.

Suicide is a film that is not for the faint hearted. It takes the idea of suicide and places it directly under a magnifying glass and forces us to view something that is essentially a taboo topic. Let's start with what the films does right. The film is essentially a series of short movies with an plot that interconnects them all. We are introduced to a variety of people, each with their own unique reasoning as to why they have chosen this decision. There are subtle things in each scene that build the emotionality of each individual scene, and only adds to the overall atmosphere of each scene. While not fully flushed out, we empathize with these individuals who are literally at the end of their rope. As the movie progresses, we see just how the second hand effects of suicide can effect people, specifically in this case the male lead. The music is haunting and used sparingly which only strengthens its emotional impact when it is used. Here is what it gets wrong: The two main characters leave you apathetic at best. They are the merely to drive the plot. Structurally, the biggest flaw is that it feels like the writers didn't seem to know how to end the film. The knocks about the film being "obviously fake" are elementary at best. Of course the film is fake, as are 90% of every other motion picture.

Overall, it is well done, but should only be watched if you are prepared to be bummed for the next few days.