Euphoria (2018)
Film details
Drama · Lisa Langseth · 1h 38min
Synopsis
The story of two sisters on a journey, where they try to get close to each other and approach the tough questions in life. Euphoria is a contemporary drama about responsibility and reconciliation, in a world where these concepts are gradually being lost.
Verdict
Presents euthanasia as a desirable, serene ending, with explicit sex.
In-depth analysis
The film Euphoria revolves around the relationship between two sisters, Emilie and Ines, when the former reveals her terminal illness and takes them to a mansion in Europe dedicated to offering a 'serene end' to those who desire it. This place, clearly inspired by assisted suicide clinics, is presented as a space of peace and autonomous choice, using family emotion to dress euthanasia in compassion and liberation. The work invites the viewer to accept this practice as a noble act, eluding the moral consequences and the intrinsic value of life until its natural end. While the sisters reconnect, the drama exposes past tensions, but the central message subordinates human dignity to individual autonomy, showing chosen death as a happy culmination. In addition, it includes scenes of full nudity and intense sexual encounters that underscore an ephemeral hedonism in the face of mortality. Foul language accompanies crude dialogues about desire and despair. Although it explores forgiveness between sisters, the normalization of euthanasia as a heroic solution dominates, posing a profound bioethical conflict: is life a gift to be preserved or a burden to be discarded? For parents, this vision clashes with the common sense of accompanying suffering with presence and care, not with its premeditated termination. It requires extreme maturity to discuss its implications without implicit endorsement.