Les fragments d'Antonin (2006)
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Grégori Derangère, Anouk Grinberg, Aurélien Recoing, Niels Arestrup, Yann Collette, Laure Duthilleul, David Assaraf
In 1919, a pioneer in treating war trauma becomes fascinated by Antonin, whose inability to speak and obsessive gestures prompt a new and controversial treatment method.
The story
The Great War has left Antonin Verset in extreme psychological turmoil. Unable to express himself in words, he is left with only a few obsessive gestures. In 1919, Professor Labrousse, a pioneer in treating psychological trauma caused by war, becomes fascinated by Antonin’s case. Labrousse’s new and controversial method is intended to make Antonin relive the most intense moments of his war, so that he can free himself from them.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The Great War left behind not only the dead, disfigured veterans, widows, and orphans, but also people in psychological turmoil, unable to rebuild themselves mentally after experiencing so many horrors. Antonin Verset is one of these extreme cases of psychological trauma. He is unable to express himself in words and has only a few obsessive gestures left. In 1919, Professor Labrousse, a pioneer in treating the psychological trauma of war, becomes fascinated by his case. His new and controversial method is intended to make Antonin relive the most intense moments of his war so that he can free himself from them.
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