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Patients

Patients

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 1, 2017

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, Comedy

User Score

74%

Original Title

Patients

Production Companies

Gaumont, Mandarin Production, Kallouche Cinéma, Fimalac Entertainment, OCS, Ciné+, La Région Île-de-France, CNC

Director

Grand Corps Malade

Description

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.