Heal the Living
aka Réparer les vivants
First screened in November 2017
Director: Katell Quillévéré. Cast: Gabin Verdet, Bouli Lanners, Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Kool Shen, Anne Dorval, Finnegan Oldfield, Théo Cholbi, Alice Taglioni, Dominique Blanc, Monia Chokri, Karim Leklou, Steve Tientcheu, Irina Muluile, Alice de Lencquesaing, Galatéa Bellugi, Andranic Manet, Titouan Alda. Screenplay: Gilles Taurand and Katell Quillévéré (based on the novel by Maylis De Kerangal).

 Twitter Capsule: Elegant medical drama, quiet yet rich with feelings—even if they're less complex than in Quillévéré's other movies.

VOR: ③  Attends to medical procedures with uncommon sympathy and an interestingly diffuse structure. Not a groundbreaker but stirring in its muted way.


Photo © 2016 Les Films du Bélier/Les Films Pelléas/Mars Films/
France 2 Cinéma/Jouror/CN5/Ezekiel Film Production/Frakas
Productions/RTBF, © 2017 Cohen Media Group

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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