Brent Carver, Christina Zorich, Don McKellar, Jane Leeves, Joanna Adler ...( see more  see more... ) , Olympia Dukakis , Parker Posey , Rejean Cournoyer , Sarah Polley

Nick (Parker Posey), a New York City district attorney, investigates the latest in a series of unexplained suicide-like deaths among the gay community in the city's Chelsea district. Her investigation...( read more  read more... ) leads her to interview friends and family of the deceased, which triggers flashbacks that reveal secrets about the man's life and death. Don McKellar, Sarah Polley and Olympia Dukakis co-star.

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54% liked it

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43% liked it

47 critics

R, 110 min.

Directed by: Thom Fitzgerald

Release Date: October 3, 2003

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DVD Release Date: April 13, 2004

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  • November 25, 2008
    A New York DA is investigating a suspicious suicide in the city's gay community. The movie turns into a debate on the pros and cons of assisted suicide. There are a few name actors in this movie (Olympia Dukakis, Sarah Polley, Parker Posey, etc.).
  • December 24, 2008
    I had no idea how much I would cry while watching this movie. I was a complete mess. Suicide is such a taboo subject and I'm sure many people don't think its right, but if you were dying and wanted to go on your own terms then I say do it. Its your life and you should be able to...( read more) do what you want with it. I know that I don't ever want to be left in a vegetable state. The cast was fantastic, but Olympia Dukakis gave such an outstanding performance. When she took matters in her own hands and forced the pills into her sons mouth really got me. If you like to cry, then this movie is for you!
  • January 23, 2007
    Me encantó esta película, lloré como loca. A ciertas personas no les gusta hablar sobre el que si uno tiene o no derecho de decidir que hacer con su vida en el lecho de la muerte... la recomiendo ampliamente....
  • January 8, 2007
    te hace pensar acerca de la vida
  • June 9, 2006
    Touching story, important subject matter. Dukakis is stellar (as always)
  • April 17, 2006
    Only because it's got Parker Posey in it.

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October 4, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Maybe part of the reason The Event works so well is that Fitzgerald doesn't have compassion only for people dying of AIDS; his compassion rings out for anyone who's dying, period, as well as for the f... full review

October 3, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The movie feels like a nineties' artifact, less the AIDS-crisis wake-up call it purports to be than a melodramatic free ride. full review

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