Heal the Living

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Heal the Living

2017

1h 40m

Drama

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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.

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

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.

Feb 14, 2018

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

[Heal the Living] explores the ever-vulnerable body, the social institution of medicine and how individuals stand in relation to each.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 27, 2017

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Michael Upchurch

Seattle Times

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.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 15, 2017

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Katie Hogan

VultureHound

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.

Feb 4, 2020

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Cate Marquis

We Are Movie Geeks

The acting and character development are strong, adding greatly to the emotionally power and individuality of the personal stories involved.

Apr 26, 2019

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

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.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2018

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Very real feeling film following the lives of people touched by organ donation.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Lo màs destacable el trabajo visual de su directora.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/22/17

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Audience Member

Although top much focus is out on incidental characters, the film remains moving and tender.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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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

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