France / May 18, 2023 / ACID Cannes
A young doctor with an exemplary humanist spirit fights a brave battle to hold together the run-down Paris hospital where he works – and to hold his patients together in the process.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Things are busy at the Paris hospital where young psychiatrist Jamal and his colleagues work. The place is run down, the staff are exhausted, budgets are constantly being slashed. You know the story, but you’ve rarely seen it conveyed as engagingly as in ‘On the Edge’, which employs a handheld camera and meaningful, artistic interventions to observe the daily routine at the psychiatric ward. The deeply sympathetic Jamal is an everyday hero with an exemplary, humanistic disposition, for whom the most important prerequisites for mental health – and for a healthy society in general – are good relationships with other people. He puts his philosophy into practice by listening patiently, giving good advice and organising theatre exercises based on Molière. Realism and idealism, however, are in balance for the young doctor, at least as long as the institutional framework holds up.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | État limite |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gogogo Films |
| Release date | 18 marzo 2023 |
| Production | Carine Ruszniewski |
| Writer | Nicolas Peduzzi |
| Editing | Nicolas Sburlati, Lucie Bruneteau |
| Cinematography | Laetitia de Montalembert, Pénélope Chauvelot |
| Assistant directors | Nicolas Peduzzi |
| Camera operators | Pénélope Chauvelot |
| Additional photography | Pénélope Chauvelot |
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Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Feb 11, 2024 / Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Theatrical release
Denmark / Mar 18, 2023
France / May 01, 2024
TV
France / Feb 28, 2024 / arte
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