Patients (film)

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

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
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
Budget	$4.3 million
Box office	$8.7 million

Plot

Following a serious sports accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets other disabled people (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a disabled 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 disability for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.

Cast

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

External links

• Patients at IMDb