Stopped on TrackN/C 12+

A good life is measured by the quality of its passing in Stopped on Track, an emotionally intense, utterly absorbing account of a dying man’s last months. Director Andreas Dresen has a rare talent for addressing subject matter that other filmmakers consider taboo, from the sex lives of septuagenarians in the brilliant Cloud 9 (2008) to terminal illness in this film. Drawing on real-life situations and featuring genuine members of the medical profession, the fictional tale follows forty-year-old Frank from the moment he discovers his brain tumour is inoperable through all the stages of anger, denial and acceptance. It is unrelentingly heartbreaking but also incredibly life-affirming.

We are delighted that director Andreas Dresen will introduce and take part in a Q&A after the screening on Thursday 23 February (20.15).