• 178.705 movies
  • 12.256 shows
  • 34.049 seasons
  • 648.607 actors
  • 9.383.798 votes
NL GB
Avatar
Profile
 
banner banner
Addicted to Life (Marieke Vervoort: The Right to Die, Gave Her the Will to Live)

Addicted to Life (Marieke Vervoort: The Right to Die, Gave Her the Will to Live) (2022)

Documentary | 86 minutes
3,25 2 votes
1 comment

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 86 minuten

Alternative title: Marieke: Addicted to Life

Country: United States / Belgium

Directed by: Pola Rapaport

Stars: Marieke Vervoort

IMDb score: 8,2 (18)

Releasedate: 30 September 2022

US
UK

This movie is not available on US streaming services.

JustWatch

Addicted to Life (Marieke Vervoort: The Right to Die, Gave Her the Will to Live) plot

Marieke 'Wielemie' Vervoort suffered from a rare degenerative muscle and spine disease that left her increasingly paralyzed. From the age of 20 she needed a wheelchair. Still, it didn't stop her from getting the most out of life and on top of that achieving impressive sports performances. With flying colors she won a gold and a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. But the excruciating pain became more and more unbearable. In 2019, the Paralympic champion took her life into her own hands and decided to request euthanasia.

logo tmdbimage
Full Cast & Crew

Actors and actresses

Marieke Vervoort Marieke Vervoort

Dr. Wim Distelmans Dr. Wim Distelmans

Lieve Bullens Lieve Bullens

Reviews & comments

avatar

Guest

  • messages
  • votes

Let op: In verband met copyright is het op MovieMeter.nl niet toegestaan om de inhoud van externe websites over te nemen, ook niet met bronvermelding. Je mag natuurlijk wel een link naar een externe pagina plaatsen, samen met je eigen beschrijving of eventueel de eerste alinea van de tekst. Je krijgt deze waarschuwing omdat het er op lijkt dat je een lange tekst hebt geplakt in je bericht.

* denotes required fields.

Pay attention! You cannot change your username afterwards.

*

* denotes required fields.
Previous 1Next
avatar van mrklm

mrklm

  • 11500 messages
  • 9971 votes
18 February 2024 at 13:07

Looking back at the life of Marieke Vervoort, a Belgian top athlete who signed a document for voluntary euthanasia in 2008. The diagnosis was prompted by a diagnosis of progressive myelopathy, a devastating disease that would increasingly paralyze her and cause her increasingly severe pain. But it was not until 2019 that Marieke ended her life and in the years between the diagnosis and her death she grew into a top athlete with a wheelbarrow of records and Paralympic medals. A powerful plea for voluntary euthanasia from a widely admired person. Rapaport unfortunately stretches the inevitable ending unnecessarily long, even though this is as much an ode to life as to (assisted) death.

dutch flagTranslated from Dutch · View original

Latest News

Amazon Prime's most popular shows

What are the top 10 most popular shows on Amazon Prime right now?
Bridgerton

What are the top 10 most popular shows on Netflix right now?
Mah-Jong

Mahjong Scenes in Cinema: What They Reveal About Character and Culture
Image

From jump scares to jackpots: why horror movie aesthetics persist in modern online casino design
More News