Patients
2016, Film, 110 min, Comedy, Drama, French, France, MoviePedia score 69
After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. They go through impotence, despair and resignation, with their daily struggle to learn how to move a finger or to hold a fork. Some of them slowly find a little mobility while others receive the verdict of the handicap for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.
Directed by Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade
Cast
- Pablo Pauly as Ben
- Soufiane Guerrab as Farid
- Moussa Mansaly as Toussaint
- Nailia Harzoune as Samia
- Franck Falise as Steeve
- Yannick Renier as François, le kiné
- Jason Divengele as Lamine
- Rabah Nait Oufella as Eddy
- Dominique Blanc as Dr. Challes
- Alban Ivanov as Jean-Marie
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