| Heal the Living | |
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| French | Réparer les vivants |
| Directed by | Katell Quillévéré |
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| Based on | Réparer les vivants (Mend the Living) by Maylis de Kerangal |
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| Cinematography | Tom Harari |
| Edited by | Thomas Marchand |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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| Distributed by | Mars Films (France) |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Budget | $6.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.2 million[2] |
Heal the Living (French: Réparer les vivants) is a 2016 drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré from a screenplay she co-wrote with Gilles Taurand, based on the 2013 novel Réparer les vivants (Mend the Living) by Maylis de Kerangal. It stars Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Dorval, Bouli Lanners and Kool Shen. Heal the Living interweaves three stories connected to each other via an organ transplant.[3] The film was presented in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.[4][5]
Cast
- Tahar Rahim as Thomas Rémige
- Emmanuelle Seigner as Marianne
- Anne Dorval as Claire
- Bouli Lanners as Pierre Révol
- Kool Shen as Vincent
- Monia Chokri as Jeanne
- Alice Taglioni as Anne Guérande
- Karim Leklou as Virgilio Breva
- Alice de Lencquesaing as Alice Harfang
- Finnegan Oldfield as Maxime
- Théo Cholbi as Sam
- Gabin Verdet as Simon
- Dominique Blanc as Lucie Moret
- Galatéa Bellugi as Juliette
- Titouan Alda as Johan
- Andranic Manet as Chris
- Irina Muluile as Gisèle
- Steve Tientcheu as Hamé Gaye
- Danielle Arbid as Elsa
Critical response
Heal the Living has a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10,[6] and an 82/100 on Metacritic based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]
Variety described the film as "sublimely compassionate, heart-crushing".[8] Screendaily said the film is "an emotionally satisfying, cinematically deft look at interwoven fates...which knits together quietly luminous performances".[9]
Accolades
| Award / Film festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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| César Awards | Best Adaptation | Katell Quillévéré and Gilles Taurand | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Heal the Living". JP's Box-Office.
- ↑ "Heal the Living". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ "Heal the Living". TIFF.
- ↑ "La Biennale di Venezia - Réparer les vivants". Venezia. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ "European films invited to leap across the pond to Toronto". Cineuropa. 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "Heal the Living (Réparer les vivants) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Heal the Living Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Film Review: 'Heal the Living'". Variety. 4 September 2016.
- ↑ "'Heal The Living': Venice Review". Screendaily. 3 September 2016.