A family gathers over a weekend to say goodbye to the matriarch Esther, who suffers from ALS. With the help of her husband Poul and with her children’s approval, she has decided to commit assisted suicide by the end of the weekend before the disease worsens. As the moment grows closer, Esther’s decision becomes increasingly difficult to deal with for the daughters when old conflicts and unresolved feelings resurface. SILENT HEART is an award-winning emotionally charged exploration of family, grief, the preciousness of life and the existential power in facing the inevitable.
