This question has perplexed humanity throughout the ages. Little has changed since Plato’s proclamation in the fourth century BC: «To fear death is nothing else but to take credit for wisdom which one does not possess, that is to have too high an opinion of oneself that one knows something that he actually does not know. No one knows whether death, that people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good». 

This insightful documentary from the creators of the award-winning «Great Mystery of Water» seeks to give an unobtrusive answer to the issue of death, drawing on opinions of the leading scientists from around the globe, including the Nobel Prize laureates, practicing doctors, philosophers and religious figures. 

Filmed in Europe, the US, Japan, Russia and the Middle East, the interviews are skillfully interwoven with historical reconstructions and scientific experiments. This thought-provoking film delivers some striking findings, such as the reason why those who die «in loving arms» or who are in love much more easily go to «the other side» than those who are not so blessed.