How to Die: Simon’s Choice

Simon is a successful businessman with a loving family and large circle of friends. HIs world falls apart when he’s diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease and given two years to live. Faced with the prospect of a rapid physical decline, Simon tells his family that he is considering ending his life at a Swiss suicide clinic. This dramatic, intimate film follows Simon and his family and friends as they grapple with the  moral, emotional and legal dilemmas around Simon’s choice. Their conflicting perspectives unearth difficult questions for Simon which means that his heart-wrenching decision is hanging in the balance until the very end. Shot against the backdrop of the 2015 parliamentary debate on the Assisted Dying Bill, this film explores complex human issues at the heart of one of the biggest moral questions of our time.