2023  ·  Belgium, France  ·  Documentary

Killing Death: The Hayflick Limit

Killing Death: The Hayflick Limit

  • 2023
  • Belgium, France
  • Documentary
  • French
  • English
  • 54 mins
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While the chances of immortality may be very thin, hundreds of people, aged 2 to 101, from around the world, have already committed their bodies or brains to cryonics, over the past 50 years. Frozen in liquid nitrogen, they put their trust, lives and fortunes into the promise of being revived one day by advanced future medicine. This documentary making the family portrait of Elaine who decided to wake up in the futur. How does cryogenics work in reality? What is the ideology and business behind it? What are the chances that these bodies will ever be revived? Is all this scientific or is it just a vain wish? And what does it say about our society? Immersed in a high-tech cryogenic clinic in Arizona, USA, participants eligible for this scientifically and ethically controversial venture will share their point of view. As a counterpoint, a group of experts will shed light on the scientific reality of cryopreservation and highlight the challenges involved before this utopic dream can ever become a reality.

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Director
Thomas Licata
Producer
Céline Rauw

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