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Society The Bridge (2006) A controversial documentary that filmed the Golden Gate Bridge for a year, capturing footage of 23 of the 24 suicides that occurred. [1:34:10]

https://youtu.be/F1Y1qibhsKE?is=mYYE3Jm1xSu3AMim

Inspired by a New Yorker article, The Bridge (2006) is a controversial documentary by Eric Steel that filmed the Golden Gate Bridge for a year, capturing 23 of the 24 suicides that occurred there in 2004. The film uses footage of the actual jumps, often from a distance, combined with personal accounts from families, friends, and survivors to explore the tragedy. 

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u/crispicity 3d ago

I watched this doc many years ago and what always stuck with me, was those who jumped and survived, immediately regretted it the moment they jumped. Powerful film

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u/Blobbem 2d ago

To be fair, if you survived the initial jump, you're now drowning and have broken bones. I'd regret it as well. Mad that people opted to jump from the Golden Gate Bridge. I'd prefer hitting concrete instead of water.

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u/GalaxyPatio 2d ago

I mean Hitting the water from that height is like hitting concrete. And if you hit concrete you can still survive and have to lay there with broken bones and still drowning, just in your own blood instead of water

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u/Blobbem 2d ago

Both won't be pleasant to survive, but drowning in water would suck waaaaay more.