# À la vie, à la mort ! (1988)

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**Original title**: *Permanent Record*
**Runtime**: 92 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Marisa Silver
**Written by**: Jarre Fees, Larry Ketron, Alice Liddle
**Starring**: Keanu Reeves, Alan Boyce, Michelle Meyrink, Jennifer Rubin, Pamela Gidley, Barry Corbin

> *High school. Senior year. His suicide shattered their world. Their courage drove them to pick up the pieces.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

High school prodigy David Sinclair’s sudden suicide leaves his bandmate best friend Chris sifting clues in his suddenly absent presence. A brisk reverse chronology pieces together the bright future erased in one night. Clark Coolidge’s offhand narration keeps the fragments grounded.

**Mood tags**: gut-punch, tender

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