At Averroes & Rosa Parks
2024 | 143 min | Documentary
The second volume of Nicolas Philibert’s ‘psychiatric triptych’, about psychiatric clinics in Paris.
Nicolas Philibert
DirectorBorn in Nancy in 1951, French director Nicolas Philibert is regarded as one of the most important documentary filmmakers of his generation. His works are characterized by an empathetic and precise observation of human communities and institutions. He became internationally known for films such as "Être et avoir" (To Be and to Have, 2002), which follows daily life in a single-class village school. For his most recent work, "Sur l'Adamant" (On the Adamant, 2023), a portrait of a floating psychiatric day care center in Paris, he was awarded the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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