Patients (film)

Patients
Directed by	Grand Corps Malade Mehdi Idir
Written by	Grand Corps Malade Fadette Drouard
Produced by	Éric and Nicolas Altmayer Jean-Rachid Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière Sidonie Dumas
Starring	Pablo Pauly Soufiane Guerrab Moussa Mansaly Nailia Harzoune Franck Falise Yannick Renier
Cinematography	Antoine Monod
Edited by	Laure Gardette
Music by	Quentin Boniface
Production companies	Gaumont Film Company Mandarin Films Kallouche Cinéma F. Marc de Lacharrière
Distributed by	Gaumont Film Company
Release dates	10 November 2016 (2016-11-10) (Sarlat Film Festival) 1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$8.1 million

Patients is a 2016 French drama directed by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir.

Plot

Following a serious sports accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets other handicapped people (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. Between impotence, despair and resignation, in the daily struggle to learn to move a finger or to hold a fork, some slowly find a little mobility while others receive the verdict of the handicap for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.

Cast

• Pablo Pauly : Ben
• Soufiane Guerrab : Farid
• Moussa Mansaly : Toussaint
• Nailia Harzoune : Samia
• Franck Falise : Steve
• Yannick Renier : François
• Jason Divengele : Lamine
• Rabah Nait Oufella : Eddy
• Dominique Blanc : Dr. Challes
• Alban Ivanov : Jean-Marie
• Anne Benoît : Christiane
• Côme Levin : Eric
• Samir El Bidadi : Samir
• Tarik Derradji : Mamadou
• Eric Wagner : Max
• Saïd Yosri : Saïd
• Jibril Bentchakal : Djibril
• Adama Bathily : Adama

External links

• Patients at IMDb