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2008100 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Reverend Death

2008100 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Over five years, Rev. George Exoo assists terminally ill and non-terminally ill clients in ending their lives, raising ethical questions about his practices.

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Over five years, Rev. George Exoo assists terminally ill and non-terminally ill clients in ending their lives, raising ethical questions about his practices.

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Jon Ronson

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Rev. George Exoo, a Unitarian minister in Beckley, West Virginia, assists terminally ill individuals in ending their lives. Over five years, his practices evolve to include non-terminally ill clients. Exoo faces ethical dilemmas as he encounters clients who reconsider their decisions about suicide. Accompanied by his assistant, Susan, who charges for her services, Exoo's actions provoke significant debate about the motivations behind assisted suicide and the moral implications involved.

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