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201818 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Being 97

201818 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

At 97, philosopher Herbert Fingarette confronts his mortality and reevaluates his previous beliefs about death.

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At 97, philosopher Herbert Fingarette confronts his mortality and reevaluates his previous beliefs about death.

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Andrew Hassedirector

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Sherly Pontiscast

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Herbert Fingarette once argued that there was no reason to fear death. At 97, his own mortality began to haunt him, and he had to rethink everything.

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