To Stay Alive: A Method (2016)
Iggy Pop reads and recites Michel Houellebecq’s manifesto. The documentary features real people from Houellebecq’s life with the text based on their life stories.
Top billed cast
Michel HouellebecqVincent
Iggy PopSelf / Narrator
Anne Claire BourdinAnne Claire- Jérôme TessierJérôme
- Robert CombasRobert
- Joseph d'AngeloSelf - Psychiatrist
- Jean-Paul BourdinSelf
- Danielle BourdinSelf
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