The Divide

2021

1h 38m

Drama

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74%

19 Reviews

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Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest.

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Kate Erbland

indieWire

It's not so much a slice of life as it is a forceful chop, a violent confrontation that will turn off most people long before they can bridge any sort of divide.

Rated: C+

Jul 20, 2021

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Todd McCarthy

Deadline Hollywood Daily

It's not on the level of M*A*S*H or The Hospital, but The Divide (La Fracture) keeps you on your toes with its frenetic look at a besieged Paris emergency room hospital staff.

Jul 19, 2021

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Ben Croll

TheWrap

Appraising her country's various ills with a healthy dose of Gallic gallows humor, [filmmaker Catherine Corsini] has delivered a kind of screwball comedy full of physical gags, rat-a-tat dialogue and intricate choreography.

Jul 13, 2021

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's so expertly written and assembled that it feels unnervingly real.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 13, 2023

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Beatriz Martínez

Fotogramas

The Divide drips with a sudden whip of frenetic satire through a handful of characters that are pushed to the limit, both patients and health workers alike. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jul 29, 2022

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

Beyond the narrative of a leftist woman spending the night at the hospital with a broken elbow... This is the story of a broken system. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 29, 2022

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Julie Bataille

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Synopsis

Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest.

Director: Catherine Corsini
Screenwriter: Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss, Agnès Feuvre
Production Co: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Chaz Productions, Le Pacte, France 3 Cinéma
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)