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Heal the Living

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The intersecting lives of teens on a surfing trip, a woman with a weak heart and two teams of doctors and medical experts.

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Critics Consensus

Beautifully filmed and powerfully written, Heal the Living interweaves seemingly disparate narrative threads to present a vibrant portrait of human connection.

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Kristin M. Jones Film Comment Magazine 02/14/2018
Heal the Living assembles an array of sensitive performances, but it takes place on a more metaphysical plane. Its characters often seem to have stepped outside the normal flow of time. Go to Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 09/27/2017
3/5
[Heal the Living] explores the ever-vulnerable body, the social institution of medicine and how individuals stand in relation to each. Go to Full Review Michael Upchurch Seattle Times 06/15/2017
4/4
Visually extraordinary when it needs to be, and with a laser-sharp focus on its characters' quirks, ethical dilemmas and emotional complications, this French film tells the story of a heart transplant. Go to Full Review Katie Hogan VultureHound 02/04/2020
The story is everything it's meant to be, a mixture of hope and sadness with no surprises to deter from a story worth telling. Go to Full Review Cate Marquis We Are Movie Geeks 04/26/2019
The acting and character development are strong, adding greatly to the emotionally power and individuality of the personal stories involved. Go to Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf 11/17/2018
4/5
It's a wonderful film that balances life and death and it will tug at your heartstrings and stay with you for a very long time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/31/2020 Very real feeling film following the lives of people touched by organ donation. See more 01/21/2019 In the opening 5 minutes there is one of the most beautiful scenes I have seen in a film. A mesmerising camera trick to signify a tired surfer, falling asleep at the wheel to lead to the crash and tragedy that the rest of the film is built around. Sadly the remaining 99mins of the movie are like a shit French version of Casualty. This is unbelievably dull, I perked up for the closing credit when they played Bowie's '5 Years' mind you. See more 01/09/2019 superb cast, superb casting, great story, and if one has never seen an open heart surgery in cinema and understand the fragility of life and the strength of the body we are given, you should see this film. See more 02/02/2018 Lo màs destacable el trabajo visual de su directora. See more Greg R @itsgregsworld 12/22/2017 The soundtrack is spot on. The acting good as well. Just didn’t find this movie moving at all. It almost played like an advertisement for organ donation. Meh. See more 11/26/2017 Although top much focus is out on incidental characters, the film remains moving and tender. See more Read all reviews
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Katell Quillévéré

Director

Tahar Rahim

Thomas Rémige

Emmanuelle Seigner

Marianne

Anne Dorval

Claire Méjean

Bouli Lanners

Docteur Pierre Révol

Kool Shen

Vincent

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Movie Info

Synopsis The intersecting lives of teens on a surfing trip, a woman with a weak heart and two teams of doctors and medical experts.
Director
Katell Quillévéré
Producer
David Thion, Justin Taurand, Philippe Martin
Screenwriter
Katell Quillévéré, Gilles Taurand, Maylis De Kerangal
Distributor
Cohen Media Group
Production Co
Proximus, Les Films Pelléas, CN5 Productions, Frakas Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Jouror Films, RTBF, Mars Films, Ezekiel Film Production, Les Films du Bélier
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 14, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 29, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.2K
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1