The Lives of Others - English Subbed 8/14.mov

The Lives of Others
© Sony Pictures Classics (U.S.)
© Buena Vista International (German-speaking areas)
© Lions Gate Entertainment (UK)
136min

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• lives
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• others

[richardcadbury]

0:34

A lot of this is lost in translation.

For example, the Germans have 3 words for suicide:

Selbstmord (the term usually used), Suizid (speaks for itself), and Freitod (used here, which most literally corresponds to "freedeath")

((Take this with a pinch of salt, as I am not a native speaker.))

[BloodFeather]

@richardcadbury its true and esp worth mentioning is that "mord" as it inquires stands for murder it implies that one is not allowed to chose and acts against a higher reign whereas Freitod implies the free choise to do so and nothing not a border one crosses in killing oneself

[tayrone2001]

@richardcadbury there is a reflection about the german term self murderer, and that this was not a proper term because there would be no rage against yourself as if one would murder someone else. so it is a correct translation. later on when other countries are mentioned, they refer to the term suicide again.

[miyuki121]

phone at 6:14 nearly blew my ear off -_-