Summary
After a diving accident, an adolescent, Camille, receives treatment in a physiotherapy
centre. Although wheelchair bound, he is determined to walk again, if only to hasten
his departure from the ghetto-esque hospital.
Review
Although probably well-intended by directoral débutante Sarah Lévy, this
"hip" portrayal of paraplegics struggling to come to terms with their disability makes
uncomfortable viewing. On the plus side. the direction and photography do convey the
hopelessness of an under-funded state hospital and the intimidating vulnerability of someone
who realises he or she may never be able to walk again. However, there’s a also a note
of derision which works against this human drama, an angle which some viewers may find
offensive.
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Credits
- Director: Sarah Lévy
- Script: Sarah Lévy
- Photo: Jean-Max Bernard
- Music: Ramon Pipin
- Cast: Samuel Jouy (Camille), Marion Cotillard (Solange), Albert Dupontel (Professeur Helpos), Claude Perron (Mlle Guerensky), Zabou Breitman (Anna), Féodor Atkine (Aimé), Franck Gourlat (Jacques, le kiné), Edouard Montoute (Hamid), Yves Afonso (Robert), Louise Boisvert (Pauline)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 100 min
- Aka: Blue Away to America
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