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Herostratus

Max, a young poet, attempts to turn his planned suicide into a media sensation by hiring a marketing company, but his subversive intentions are lost in the process and his motivations are compromised.

A young poet named Max hires a marketing company to make his suicide-by-jumping a major media event, but his original intention to make a bold statement is lost in the chaos, revealing his true motive as a cry for attention and celebrity.

Info about Herostratus

Studio(s): BBC, BFI Experimental Film Fund

Originally Released: United Kingdom, Jul 10, 1967

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama