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To get on with her life, Els, a mother in her forties, has to accept her adult daughter’s decision to request psychiatric euthanasia.
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To get on with her life, Els, a mother in her forties, has to accept her adult daughter’s decision to request psychiatric euthanasia.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Anna Gyimesi
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Runtime:17 minutes
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