Sterben für Anfänger oder Rafik Shulmans erstaunliche Reise ins Leben

A wonderfully fresh German voice. An unforgettable story full of wit, wisdom, melancholy, and charm. "There is a life before death. What are you afraid of?" Rafik Shulman, the son of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union, has set his mind on working in a hospice alongside his studies. There, he meets the terminally ill but incredibly vivacious Charlotte. The combination confuses him – ever since his father died in Chernobyl, death has always been something that is not talked about. His perpetually offended mother and nagging grandmother think he has completely lost his mind. What does he want in a hospice of all places? Among all that "rotten vegetables"? While the two women drive him crazy at home with their boundless care, the encounter with Charlotte profoundly changes the shy young man. It begins a quest for meaning, both comical and profound, leading him to the wise cantor Golan, a terrifying Jesus on the cross, and ultimately to himself.