Tahar Rahim

Emmanuelle Seigner

Anne Dorval

Bouli Lanners

Kool Shen

Monia Chokri

Alice Taglioni

Karim Leklou

Finnegan Oldfield

Théo Cholbi

Alice de Lencquesaing

Gabin Verdet

Galatea Bellugi

Titouan Alda

Andranic Manet

Irina Muluile

Steve Tientcheu

Danielle Arbid

Amandine Ji

Kévin Mangovo

Danny-Joe Fiani

Neelesh Dhuny

Séverine Veyrières

Cristina Alegre

Thelma Garcia

Ginette Jurie

Schemci Lauth

Thierry Lanckriet

Elisa Menez

Tabaré Dutto

Ash Goldeh

Rébecca Dereims

Shanon Tan

Jacques Guedj

Jean-Yves Ruf

Jonas Dinal

Dominique Blanc

Gilles Taurand

Katell Quillévéré

Maylis De Kerangal

Tom Harari

Alexandre Desplat

Thomas Marchand

Justin Taurand

Laure Talazac

Leïla Fournier

Sarah Teper

Milou Sanner

Philippe Martin

Sylvain Jouannet

Daniel Bevan

Virginie Montel

Jean-Yves Roubin

Elise Vogel

Marcello Esposito

Auguste Diaz

David Thion

Thomas Stuck

Isabelle Pannetier

Cassandre Warnauts

Drama

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Belgium

France

Reno

**In the world of medical revolution.**

Based on the novel of the same name, this French film was unique in many ways. Firstly, it was an awareness film. An awareness about the organ donations. In this medical revolution world, all we need is a little support. A support to our own species who are suffering. Not to waste our precious organs after the death. But it's not all about the deaths, the natural death. There are many reasons for death to happen, but not always the organs are the reason. So it can be transplanted to live on in another body, giving a chance of life. Sometimes, there were sentiments involved. Not because of the love and care shown to those particular persons by their family and friends, but because of unexpected event puts them into such position, where they all can only hope for something miracle.

It was like hundred minute long film, but for every 10-15 minutes, it changes focus from people to places and situations. So there's no one particular character the film to follow entirely. All were pieces of the individual's story that in a way connected. This surely a much need film. Because of the story design, especially being organ transplant/donation related theme, they wanted to avoid the emotions as much as possible. Since it's always happy at one side and sad on the other, which might discourage the idea of what this film trying to highlight.

A teenager who met with an accident in now treated in the hospital. But it is not a good news for his beloved ones. Literally, he's dead, though kept alive by machines. This is not those kind of coma, we have had seen in the films. The parents have to make a quick decision about what the doctors had suggested to them that is to donate the organs to whom needed them most. On the other side of the tale, a middle aged woman with heart trouble has her own opinion about heart transplant. But she needs to be there for her two young sons. In the meantime, with all the developments, the narration heads to the final segment, where tense moments arise till the final scene.

> ❝Maybe my time has come. My heart will stop. That's nature.❞

I'm surprised that recently I've watched tons of films directed by women. It's really a good sign. Because stories from women's perspective can flourish in the coming generation, similar to the equal rights revolution happed a century ago in the western world. Considering that, it was a bit late to pick up the pace in filmdom. Not all the directresses make romantic or commercial chic films. Take Kathryn Bigelow as an example, she makes lots better men films than many male filmmakers today. This one was a gender neutral films. I've never seen other flicks from this maker, but seems she's young and very potential, that I want her to make a big entry into Hollywood as well.

The details in the film were astonishing. I usually not good at bloods. I avoid hospitals till it becomes a must. What I saw in the final quarter of the film was totally something. Like something I watched in a health channel. Of course it was staged, but very realistic presentation or you could say the demonstration was breathtaking. A few weeks ago in one of my reviews I've mentioned a doctor turned director made a film about his former profession. That was a simple rural based drama. The outside struggle. But this one, take us to the deep into the doctors' the other side of the world. I meant the surgery. I have seen many films like this, but none of them were edgy as this one. A perfect ending for such a film too.

So, the film might be a bit under-rated, but it was a much better film than many of the recent ones. It might be under-noticed, but that's because of lack of interest in such themed film among common people. Definitely not because of anything defect in the film. The critics have given thumbs up, so do I. But remember that the film has a story, not entirely about what mostly I've mentioned in most of other paragraphs. So expect less from it and be patience for its slow narration. There's nothing like what I've enjoyed you would enjoy it too. Just give it a try, it is totally worth.

_8/10_

Français

Heal the Living

Heal The Living - Official US Trailer (HD)

Heal the Living trailer - in cinemas & Curzon Home Cinema from 28 April