Les signes vitaux (2009)
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Marie-Hélène Bellavance, Francis Ducharme, Suzanne St-Michel, Marie Brassard
After her grandmother dies, a young biologist volunteers at a palliative care center to understand what people need at the end of life.
The story
After her grandmother's death, Simone, a young biologist, sets out to understand what people truly need in the final moments of their lives. She becomes a volunteer at a palliative care center, where she hopes to learn from those nearing the end of life. Her friend Boris questions her apparently altruistic decision, suspecting that the work is also a way for her to distract herself from her own weakness. The film's opening conflict thus places Simone's search for understanding alongside Boris's doubts about her motives.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After her grandmother's death, a young biologist named Simone sets out to understand what people truly need in the final moments of their lives. To find out, she signs up as a volunteer at a palliative care center. Her friend Boris sees in her seemingly altruistic gesture a desire to distract herself from her own weakness.
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