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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary Heal the Living follows three seemingly unrelated stories that carefully weave together: a French teenager and his friends on a surfing road trip that leads to tragedy; a woman in another town who learns that her weak heart is beginning to fail and action must be taken; and two teams of doctors and medical experts who struggle through th...

Directed By: Katell Quillévéré

Written By: Maylis De Kerangal, Gilles Taurand, Katell Quillévéré

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 43 m

Heal the Living

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
82
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary Heal the Living follows three seemingly unrelated stories that carefully weave together: a French teenager and his friends on a surfing road trip that leads to tragedy; a woman in another town who learns that her weak heart is beginning to fail and action must be taken; and two teams of doctors and medical experts who struggle through th...

Directed By: Katell Quillévéré

Written By: Maylis De Kerangal, Gilles Taurand, Katell Quillévéré

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
82
83% Positive
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
82
83% Positive
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Apr 29, 2017
Throughout, Quillévéré keeps asking her cast for the impossible, and gets it.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
100
Apr 9, 2017
It’s Quillévéré’s soaring visual and sonic acumen (with an assist from composer Alexandre Desplat, here in matchless form) that suffuses a potentially familiar hospital weeper with true grace.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
90
Apr 12, 2017
At once sorrowful and optimistic, Heal the Living captures the terrifying fragility of life, even as it also recognizes the strength derived from the many connections — organic, emotional, and associative — that bind and define us.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 29, 2017
Quillévéré has created a poignant exploration not just of death, but of life, love and fragility.
By Patrick Gamble FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 25, 2017
The medical side of things is shown in documentary detail, and it’s fascinating.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 9, 2017
The film allows the sorrows of losing a life and the joys of saving it to remain congruent.
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50
Apr 13, 2017
It’s all just empty calories; what this movie desperately needs is conflict.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
6 Ratings
22% Mixed
2 Ratings
11% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
6 Ratings
22% Mixed
2 Ratings
11% Negative
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Production Company Les Films du Bélier, Les Films Pelléas, France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films, Jouror Productions, CN5 Productions, Ezekiel Film Production, Frakas Productions, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Proximus, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, Playtime, La Banque Postale Image 9, Sofica Manon 6, La Région Île-de-France, Région Normandie, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Belfius
Release Date Apr 14, 2017
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline One moment leads to another, one life leads to the next.
Website http://www.marsfilms.com/film/rparer_les_vivants/
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Awards

Venice Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 2 Nominations
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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