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End Game

"Sometimes the only choice is how you face it"

2018 0h 40m EN
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7.2
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★7.2TMDB · 80
Documentary
Synopsis
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Filmed and edited in intimate vérité style, this movie follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death and are dedicated to changing our thinking about both.

“Sometimes the only choice is how you face it”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Jeffrey Friedman
Languages
Persian, English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Persian, English.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeffrey Friedman, shot by Rob Epstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rob Epstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the only choice is how you face it".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7879350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeffrey Friedman directs. Rob Epstein behind the camera. Rob Epstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Persian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 8 years ago.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Persian, English.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Jeffrey Friedman, shot by Rob Epstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Rob Epstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the only choice is how you face it".
  • 8IMDB entry: tt7879350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Rob Epstein
Editing
Rob Epstein
Runtime
40 min · 0h 40m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Also by

Jeffrey Friedman

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Sidewinder Films

    Sidewinder Films

    US

Key crew

  • ProducerRebekah Fergusson
  • EditorRob Epstein
  • MusicT. Griffin
  • EditorJeffrey Friedman
  • Sound RecordistJeffrey Friedman
  • ProducerRob Epstein
  • Executive ProducerZana Lawrence
  • MusicMáté Papp
  • ProducerWilliam Hirsch
  • Executive ProducerLisa Nishimura
  • ProducerJeffrey Friedman
  • Executive ProducerJason Spingarn-Koff

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • intensive care
  • medicine
  • short film

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2018-01-21· Sundance Film Festival
  • Digital2018-05-04· Netflix

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