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All Illusions Must Be Broken

2024 · 89 min · Documentary

All Illusions Must Be Broken is a cinematic contemporization of the work of American cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker whose book The Denial of Death won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 1974. Becker’s psychoanalytic exploration of human nature and his own personal testimony challenge us to move beyond our fears and see the beauty that surrounds our fragile lives.

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Jef Sewell — Director · Laura Dunn — Director

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EErnest BeckerSelfSSam KeenSelfRRichard LouvSelfSSheldon SolomonSelfDDimitri A. ChristakisSelfEErika ChristakisSelfOOfir TurelSelf

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