Patients

Mar 1 2017 N/A 1h 50m
Comedy, Drama

After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. They go through impotence, despair and resignation, with their daily struggle to learn how to move a finger or to hold a fork. Some of them 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.

Plot

Bathing, dressing, walking, basketball - things Ben can no longer do when he lands at a physiotherapy center following a crippling accident. His new friends are tetraplegics, paraplegics, victims of head injury, the cream of the handicapped. Together they'll learn patience. They'll resist, show off, quarrel, and flirt, but above all, they'll find the strength to live again.

Written by

Grand Corps Malade, Fadette Drouard

Directed by

Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade

Cast

Pablo Pauly, Soufiane Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Gaumont

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win & 9 nominations

Trailers
Step by Step / Patients (2017) - Trailer (English Subs)
Scores
# of Votes
2,466
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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