The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
2009, German. Directed by Peter Liechti.
The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 21 January 2009
- Original title
- Das Summen der Insekten
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Peter Liechti
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The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy?
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy (2009) was directed by Peter Liechti and stars Peter Mettler, Alexander Tschernek.