I Accuse

Audience Score
60
I Accuse
NR 2 hr 5 minDrama
In this film the wife of a renowned doctor becomes ill with multiple sclerosis Trying to spare her beloved husband the ordeal the woman turns to a family friend Dr Lang to help end her life When this doctor declines to help with the assisted suicide however she is forced to turn to her husband After much soulsearching Dr Heyt her husband assists in her suicide The act however is witnessed by a chambermaid who reports him to the police Dr Heyt is put on trial for murder and at first Dr Lang testifies against him in court Soon however Dr Lang is faced with a similar case in his professional practice and this along with Dr Heyts impassioned performance in court convinces Dr Lang that in some instances mercy killing may be the right thing to do