I saw this movie on British TV in, I think, 1985. I was idly flicking channels but became transfixed by it. I'm open to sub-titled movies but they can be hard work sometimes. This film was gripping and intensely moving. The subject material, a death from cancer, might deter you but watching this movie will be a life-affirming experience. You will not know whether to cry or leap with joy as the protagonist achieves his small, final victory. Spare, almost documentary in style, the film looks like a bleak small screen soap but it will snare you, enfold you, lead you through the fog of despair but finally lift you.
