In 2008, BBC cameras filmed two Swedish sisters throwing themselves into traffic on the M6. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. My name's Joanne and I live in England-you can always talk to me. Please stop with the God comments, it doesnt help. What's up with "He asked to come over but I just wanted to be alone" or "make sure you have identification on you so they can let me know?" Amen.". Detectives from Denmark and Sweden are forced to work together to solve this spectacular double murder and the wave of violence that follows. i wish i could have been there before those people jumped...i would have started screaming and telling them not to do it. Talk to him. Construction of the bridge consists of two granite towers and a series of steel cables. If I lived by that bridge I would've jumped too. I struggle with this on a regular basis. Knives hurt! keep fighting and a hospital is not so bad I've had to go myself.JM, Can the owner of this site stop deleting my comment please!!! The senior gentleman whom jumped at the beginning (in the baseball cap & green pullover) contemplated for a moment. Did you watch "The Bridge"? i know i shouldnt encourage this clear ignorance but no body is perfect. And I believe you can, too, with the proper guidance and resources. Because you are amazing. Be it legitimate or not, since i cannot know for sure, i either ignore it or i participate with a helping hand (on my computer). Didn't anyone else think that? What kind of monsters do this? I am sad - because I have been there, in that dark, hopeless place. It still feels so awful! and I am sure that, given the oppurtunity - like that young man who survived, they would try to make different choices. But I don't. But as you notice comments on most Doc's, whether the Doc's are religious or not, the religious people most often first, seem to be pushing there religion down peoples throats. Your logic eludes me. Because when they do it, there is not enough of it in them. to people thinking this way i cannot imagine what you are going through if its that bad try tell someone that brings a second of light to you. I'm exceedingly happy now and learned a valuable lesson: times change; just hold on and don't give up hope. I saw this doc twice on consecutive nights. Truly Sad. They are simply observing the traditions they value. And that if I killed myself they should be happy for me that I wouldn't suffer this pain anymore. We all have days of melancholy and watching this puts those days in REAL PERSPECTIVE. I never expected to see actual suicides in this film, and I think its what some people need to see in order to get through their own emotional and suicidal problems. What if she had not hesitated? This girl struck me as being legitimate, and I hope she comes back... That phrase was part of a message i sent to her when i first replied. They need someone/thing to look up to. I have plenty of compassion for all that have an illness or medical condition that may end someones life prematurely. i cannot imagine what these people each person experiences mental illness differently. Besides, what is the cameraman going to do way down at the bottom of the bridge anyway? Inspired by a New Yorker story, Jumpers, written by Tad Friend, director Eric Steel decided to train cameras on the Golden Gate Bridge over the course of 2004 to capture the people who attempted to leap off the famed structure, the site of more suicides than anywhere else in the world. I feel a strong empathy with your comment. BRIDGE. Why didn't they atleast try to help one of these people during their 1 year of filming.....It seems a little f'ed up to me. Tried the YouTube button, too, same thing. Very sad But, I am glad someone had the courage to talk about Mental Illness. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.2 and a MetaScore of 58. I just read your post and was wondering how you are getting along. What would help a lot is a whole lot of emotion, warmth and love. Very sad. @DD, I don't agree with your comment at all. Old entertainment, expand views what God is, what a ridiculous statement that the young man believing God saved his life mean's that he was favored by a diety above others...is that the best you can attribute to omnipotence and omniscience? Or deal with it. People like this are the truly 'dead'. I have been there, I have felt so low that I wanted to end it all. And if she came back now and it should so happen to turn out for sure she was just trolling, etc., I know I wouldn't feel stupid or used for having taken the chance on doing the decent thing. Where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him, I guess, but those three exclamation points indicate a couple of things to me that incline me to believe her. But you are unique, Steph. I can see that you too have that inner strength and huge love for your family. It's part of the process of living and life. They are not trying to convert every person, sometimes people just want you to feel that same happiness. just stating a fact! Being the survivor of a suicide attempt as well, it makes me have mixed emotions. Genres: Documentary. The African Christians have a passion that is second to none, I just haven't made it to that continent yet. Monsters! And there's something else I think you ought to know, that I'm speaking to you as someone who was able to overcome my own individual experience of it. just letting you know. This is sad, depression affects a lot of people. And yes, I have been extremely suicidal, but no, I did not think about morons as a primary reason, but yes, morons really are the hardest part of real and engaged living except I would give them more credit as stubborn and willfully ignorant, also taking pride in their limited views as a value that oddly, less knowledge gives them somehow greater insight. Riviting. Constructed with empathy and understanding. His instinct was to keep shooting before helping!? My son is bipolar, he has great highs and huge lows. I did not realize that the GG is the place in the world where the most suicides take place. The same way you may not understand why they have such faith in God they may not understand how you cannot. The Brooklyn Bridge has developed into an object of cultural significance. Someone with depression wants to feel alive too, it just isn't that easy. God is a childish fable. What about all of the others that actually die from the jump? I'm not much for calling bullsh*t on such thing. Your email address will not be published. Society is dying. You aren't alone in this. It won't help everyone - some people may have a rational basis for suicide that is situational (not the same as a suicidal person who has everything going for them) - and some people may have pre-existing chemical imbalances - but many people, I think, start out perfectly fine and get into a downward spiral simply because of the attitudes they have. I kept thinking to myself, "Did anybody consider suggesting he see a psychiatrist??". Let's not make it an "American" issue. No wonder they did not help them nor stopped them. So I think they may have saved my life that day. I would like to discuss the last part of your post but I don't think it would be the right forum to vent my opinion on what we should expect in the future when it come to kill or be killed. I'm saying if the people who died on 9/11 had a choice to live at a cost of being depressed I'm sure many of them would not choose to jump off a bridge. I'm in England, I am now almost 50 but was 21 when I tried to kill myself and am glad I survived. We have a great God and do me a favor if you are on the brink of giving up TRY JESUS call a Church, visit a Church, Get prayer, pray for yourself- even if you only call on Jesus' name... God bless you all. It is not a religious, anti or pro suicide campaign so ignore any comments titling it otherwise. I read the comments about this documentary to see if it was worth watching. People who are at the end of their rope don't need to hear that God is heaping more and more on them, because He knows they can handle it; obviously, in light of this subject, they can't. You missed my point. Not how the world works. You say that anyone who talks about suicide beforehand is not going to actually do it. For some reason, I am meant to be here. Just horrified that a filmmaker and crew can sit and watch such tragedy, such heartache, such sadness and do NOTHING to stop it!! There are always other options, but in the moment... it just seems like there's none. When people leave posts honoring God, why do you feel the need to talk down to them or refute their beliefs? Ask them why and how they came to and can exist in this conclusion. I would sure like to know. This Doc, has helped me. I don't care about the religious views of any of you. Depression is a mental illness that causes people to want to die. I'm on facebook and email etc Even if you dont reply please know that feelings do pass, even if they are overwhelming and you dont feel like they will xx, its only triggering if you already feel that way inclined - please get help if u feel this way - suicide is a permanant soultion TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM. On average one person jumped to their death every 15 days during filming the bridge. P.S. There's a lot of atheistic comments on these threads and I just wanted to provide discenting views and perhaps even "balance" somewhat. pease someone inform. "Keep your eyes open, your attention aware, someone on the way has something to tell you before it's too late. Why? Thankyou. I applaud them all for their strength. If they recoil & jump, so be it. Don’t let the subject put you off as it almost did with me, because this movie handles the subject of suicide with incredible taste & tact. Drinking To Oblivion sees Louis Theroux set about spending some time in the world of extreme drinkers, getting to know people who consume alcohol not just to excess but to the point of total oblivion... Childhood 2.0 isn't a typical tech documentary warning you of all the dangers that lurk behind social media these days (shots fired at Netflix :P).

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