Heal the Living (Réparer les vivants) (2016)

Drama

Director: Katell Quillévéré
Writers: Maylis De Kerangal, Katell Quillévéré, Gilles Taurand
Starring: Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Dorval, Bouli Lanners

"One moment leads to another, one life leads to the next."

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 their day-to-day attempts to save lives. Ultimately, it is an impassioned story of personal connections that philosophically, spiritually and literally plumbs the depths of the human heart.

Plot summary from IMDb: Early in the morning three surfers draw out to sea to brave the waves. On the road they get an accident. The nineteen-year-old Simon Limbres transported to the hospital in a comatose state, where the doctor finds that his brain is dead. He is kept alive by machines. His parents must quickly make a difficult decision about possible organ donation.

Awards: 8 nominations.
Runtime: 103 min
NOT R