friendship,swimming pool,hospital,based on memoir or autobiography,suicidal thoughts,1990s,diving accident,tetraplegic,disabled person

Patients (2017)

Poster for Patients

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mehdi Idir
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    Benjamin Pablo Pauly
  • Profile picture of Soufiane Guerrab
    Farid Soufiane Guerrab
  • Profile picture of Moussa Mansaly
    Toussaint Moussa Mansaly
  • Profile picture of Nailia Harzoune
    Samia Nailia Harzoune
  • Profile picture of Franck Falise
    Steeve Franck Falise
  • Profile picture of Yannick Renier
    François Yannick Renier
  • Profile picture of Alban Ivanov
    Jean-Marie Alban Ivanov
  • Profile picture of Côme Levin
    Eric Côme Levin

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Keywords

  • friendship
  • swimming pool
  • hospital
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • suicidal thoughts
  • 1990s
  • diving accident
  • tetraplegic
  • disabled person