To Life (film)

To Life is a 2023 German-Austrian drama film directed by Markus Goller. The film stars Sharon Brauner, Tim Kalkhof, and Jasmin Tabatabai.

The story revolves around Jonas, a young Jewish man with a hedonistic lifestyle in Berlin, who is diagnosed with a genetic condition common among Ashkenazi Jews. He needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. The only suitable donor is his estranged, religiously devout older brother, Eli, who lives in Israel. Jonas, accompanied by his mother, travels to Israel to reconcile with Eli and convince him to donate his bone marrow. The film explores themes of family relationships, faith, cultural identity, and confronting mortality. It delves into the complexities of modern Jewish life, highlighting the differences between secular and religious perspectives.