32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

2017

Action / Biography / Documentary / Family

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 82% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 413 413

new york city suicide photography artist

Plot summary

Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic suicide.

Director

Hope Litoff Photo
Hope Litoff

Top cast

Hope Litoff Photo
Hope Litoff as Self
Ruth Litoff Photo
Ruth Litoff as Self
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785.71 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
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1.42 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by c_quintarelli-66636 5 / 10

Interesting but completely self indulgent

The documentary was interesting but not in a good way. The surviving sister, Hope, explores her sister's suicide in a completely selfish, self indulgent way. This was Hope's excuse for neglecting her family while she wallowed in her own self pity. Yes, it is painful to watch someone you love go through what her sister went through. Of course, this is trauma Hope will have to live with and deal with for the rest of her life. But ultimately Hope's attempt to reconcile her feelings as revealed in this film is unhealthy, both for the audience and Hope.Skip this film and certainly don't let impressible teens watch it. This is not a productive or healthly way to deal with pain, guilt, trauma or complicated feelings.
Reviewed by elle_kittyca 7 / 10

It is what it is, the exploration of a difficult experience

I was only inspired to write this review after reading another review that put the movie down for not putting an emphasis on what that review thought should be the "lessons" of the film. That reviewer suggested that we don't know how good we have it and need to focus on that, and the movie should have talked about that. I think that is a bizarre and oppressive opinion about what the film "should" have been. What was the film then? I don't see this movie talking about lessons, but rather being an exploration of a sister's struggle with the aftermath of her sibling's suicide. It documents a personal journey that only one person could document. It shows Hope's feelings, regrets and actions after the death of a sister with whom she had a complicated, though loving relationship. It was, as you would expect, moderately paced, relatively serious, lacking "action, but had occasional moments of optimism. When you live with mental illness, there are not always easy answers or firmly defined messages about how you need to feel about it. The movie is well made, without any serious flaws besides being what it is: a movie that will not appeal to everyone for obvious reasons. I enjoy hearing about people's personal experiences, and I thank the sister for making it.
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