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  • 2022
  • PG
  • Distrib US
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2022
  • PG
  • Distrib US
  • 2 h 2 m

Summary A son (Benoît Magimel) in denial of a serious illness. A mother (Catherine Deneuve) facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor and a nurse fighting to do their job and help them find acceptance. The four of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living.

Directed By: Emmanuelle Bercot

Written By: Marcia Romano, Emmanuelle Bercot

  • 2022
  • PG
  • Distrib US
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2022
  • PG
  • Distrib US
  • 2 h 2 m

Peaceful

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A son (Benoît Magimel) in denial of a serious illness. A mother (Catherine Deneuve) facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor and a nurse fighting to do their job and help them find acceptance. The four of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living.

Directed By: Emmanuelle Bercot

Written By: Marcia Romano, Emmanuelle Bercot

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Oct 27, 2022
The film frequently dips into unintentional absurdity, yes, but it also captivates, thanks to the powers of the Gallic film-world heavyweights Benoît Magimel (playing Benjamin) and Catherine Deneuve.
By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 28, 2022
While the filmmakers certainly have their heart in the right place, aside from maybe a plea for more compassionate medical professionals, nothing about Peaceful is very original or even entertaining.
By Marya E. Gates FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 27, 2022
The director’s palliative need for drama often snuffs out the very truths that Peaceful vows to restore to the process of dying. Where is the tedium of sickness? The discomfort of suffering? The banality of waiting for it to be over?
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 27, 2022
The film is too emotionally blunt not to wring tears (or at least a solid lump in the throat) where required, though they don’t always feel artfully earned. Either way, at over two hours, it’s a long trudge toward an inevitable end.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
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Oct 27, 2022
Unfolding over the course of a year, and divided into seasons, the film digs deep into the psychology of dying but is curiously unmoving, despite milking every last cancer-afflicted frame for sentiment.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
50
That Peaceful occasionally takes us out of the patients’ world and into the emotional strain put onto the nurses and other doctors is a deft way of showing how cancer affects all.
By Fran Hoepfner FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Films du Kiosque, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, Scope Pictures, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, La Banque Postale Image 13, Cinémage 14, Indéfilms 8, Cinécap 3, Cinéventure 5, Cofimage 31, SG Image 2018, Cinéaxe, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), La Région Île-de-France, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
Release Date Oct 28, 2022
Duration 2 h 2 m
Rating PG
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Website https://hark3.com/aisuruhito/
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Awards

Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Stony Brook Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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