LIVE TILL I DIE

LEVA TILLS JAG DÖR

By Gustav ÅGERSTRAND, Anders TEIGEN, Åsa EKMAN, Oscar HEDIN

FILM AND TELL - as PROD

Documentary - Post-Production 2021

In an elderly home a deep relationship gradually unfolds between Monica - an activity coach who still grieves for her grandmother - and Elleonora - a 99-year-old resident who doesn’t have any children. With humor and love, their story unveils the ups and downs of ageing and care in late life.

Festivals
& Awards

Docs Barcelona 2021
Rough Cut Pitch Award
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Social issues
    • Countries
    • SWEDEN
    • Languages
    • SWEDISH
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 73 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Gustav ÅGERSTRAND, Anders TEIGEN, Åsa EKMAN, Oscar HEDIN
    • Writer(s)
    • Åsa EKMAN
    • Producer(s)
    • Oscar HEDIN (FILM AND TELL), Marina-Evelina CRACANA (FILM AND TELL)
    • Synopsis
    • At Kyrkbyn, an elderly home ten kilometers south of Stockholm, many of the residents will soon turn 100 years old. Wheelchaired or with very low mobility, some of them didn’t even know each other’s names until an activity coach was hired to break this solitude. With no nursing education but a warm, extroverted personality and bunch of daring ideas, Monica Lyander caught their attention immediately. The film begins when Monica has reawakened their youthful spirits, turning them into a playful gang who are always ready to crack an unexpected joke or participate in spa sessions, boxing lessons and themed dinners. The backbone of the story is given by Ella’s development, a 99-year-old gracious and cheerful lady. She has built a very strong connection to Monica, who now calls her ‘grandmother’. When Ella must have her leg amputated and her health worsens, Monica rushes to make the most out of Ella’s last days, organizing a big celebration for her 100th birthday and taking her back to the village where she grew up. Though rewarding, this journey becomes an emotional marathon and when Ella dies, Monica feels broken and realizes this is a cycle that will never end; she will give her energy and affection to people she will soon lose. Can she continue this way? Live Till I Die breaks taboos surrounding an increasingly long life expectancy and explores what it means to live life fully on the last hundred meters, while embracing with humor and candor the ups and downs of old age and care in late life.