BALANCING ACT
synopsis
At the heart of a palliative care unit, a team of specialists accompanies people of varying ages on the path towards death. They strike a precarious balance between the patient, family members, and the pain medication and the patient’s state of mind. In parallel with the medical dimension the human face and voice of the director are perceived. She too is accompanying her very ill mother on the path towards death. Four bodies use movement to cast light on this story of companionship.
international title: | Balancing Act |
original title: | Les Equilibristes |
country: | France |
year: | 2020 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Perrine Michel |
film run: | 99' |
release date: | FR 18/03/2020 |
screenplay: | Perrine Michel |
cinematography by: | Katell Djian, Arlette Buvat |
film editing: | Marie Bottois |
costumes designer: | Olga Papp |
music: | Thomas Tilly |
producer: | Thomas Schmitt, Olivier Daunizeau |
executive producer: | Thomas Schmitt, Olivier Daunizeau |
production: | La Chambre aux Fresques, Hors Saison |
distributor: | Les Alchimistes |