Patients (2017)
Synopsis
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
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Pablo Pauly
as Benjamin
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Soufiane Guerrab
as Farid
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Moussa Mansaly
as Toussaint
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Nailia Harzoune
as Samia
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Franck Falise
as Steeve
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Yannick Renier
as François
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Alban Ivanov
as Jean-Marie
- Jason Divengele as Lamine
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Côme Levin
as Eric
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Dominique Blanc
as Docteur Challes
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Anne Benoît
as Christiane
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Rabah Nait Oufella
as Eddy
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Xavier Mathieu
as Le père de Ben
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Florence Muller
as La mère de Ben
Crew
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Grand Corps Malade
Director
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Mehdi Idir
Director
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Fadette Drouard
Writer
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Grand Corps Malade
Writer
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