May Your Will Be Done

(Hágase tu voluntad)
Adrián Silvestre | Documentary

2024 | 98 minutes | Spain

A personal documentary exploring a son's journey to reconcile with his dying father, touching on family, forgiveness, and death with dignity.

Synopsis

Ricardo, known for his hedonistic lifestyle, sees his world collapse when he loses his partner and suffers two debilitating strokes, leaving him partially paralyzed and profoundly depressed. Convinced that euthanasia is his rightful choice, he sets out to fulfill one last wish: reuniting with his estranged sons after more than twenty years.

Adrián, the film’s director and Ricardo's youngest son, embarks on an emotional journey toward forgiveness, acceptance, and potential reconciliation.

This poignant work explores the complexities of parent-child relationships, with themes of redemption, reconciliation, and the human right to make end-of-life decisions. It also serves as a meditation on euthanasia as a form of self-determination, situating itself within European discourses on dignified death.

Adrián Silvestre’s choice to document his father’s decline and final wish invites critical reflection on the ethics of familial intimacy and the role of the filmmaker in observational filmmaking.

Reviews

“Adrián Silvestre returns to his birthplace after years away in order to reunite with his father, who is yearning for a swift, dignified death.” – Alfonso Rivera, Cineuropa

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Festivals

Docs Barcelona - Jury Prize; Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival; Som Cinema - Best Documentary Film Award

DIRECTOR: Adrián Silvestre

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish; Catalan

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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