Defining Hope

We aren't dying the way we used to. We have ventilators, dialysis machines, ICUs-technologies that can "fix" us and keep our bodies alive-which have radically changed how we make medical decisions. In our death-denying culture, no matter how sick we get, there is always "hope." Defining Hope tells the story of patients dealing with life-threatening illness as they move between ICUs, operating rooms, hospice care and home. Diane is a nurse caring for end-stage cancer patients when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer herself. 23-year-old Alena undergoes a risky brain surgery that destroys her short-term memory. 95-year-old Berthold lives with his elderly wife who struggles to honor his wish of dying peacefully at home. Defining Hope follows these patients and others- and the nurses that guide them along the way- as they face death, embrace hope, and ultimately redefine what makes life worth living.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$15,788
Summary Details
DistributorGathrFilms
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Release DateNov 3, 2017
Running Time1 hr 16 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release424 days/60 weeks
Widest Release2 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Mar 16-22117$776-1-$776$9,48420
Apr 13-19116$1,742-1-$1,742$13,17024
Apr 27-May 3113$1,828-2-$914$14,99826
May 11-17129$790-1-$790$15,78828