影片改编《池畔谋杀案》编剧艾曼纽·贝尔南协助父亲安乐死的亲身经历,当儿时严厉的父亲,如今不仅垂垂老矣,更对她提出“请帮我结束这一切吧!”令她百感交集。欧容以轻盈叙事和幽默口吻,诉说沉重又複杂的安乐死议题。以镜头凝视父女深切的相处时光,也细腻描绘子女内心的挣扎,苏菲玛索深情内敛的演出更是真挚动人。
When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuelle hurries to her father's bedside. Sick and half-paralyzed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to help him end his life. But how can you honor such a request when it's your own father?