Movies: Illness

  • 2010
    The Circus

    The Circus (2010)

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    In the vestibule of a hospital room, a young boy waits to see his dying mother. The clamor and spiralling movements of bodies around him intensify, forming a grotesque circus—a cacophonous circle that pushes the child back, depriving him of one final...

    The Circus
  • 2017
    Awaker

    Awaker (2017)

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    At a time where there were no alarm-clocks, an old men worked as an awaker. Every day he walked the long way from his house to the village until he gets an old shiny bell....

    Awaker
  • 2021
    Whiskey

    Whiskey (2021)

    Whiskey

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    A man decides to jump off a building, diagnosed with a terminal illness. On the rooftop, he has a seizure and goes through immense suffering. A savior for him is a woman he meets, also in pain and on the verge. They spend a night together. In the mor...

    Whiskey
  • 2019
    Before it gets dark

    Before it gets dark (2019)

    Before it gets dark

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    Lotte (18) and Roos (16) are sisters and both have Usher syndrome. That means they will soon become deaf and blind. It is not known how fast that will go, but they already see and hear a lot worse than their peers. How do these two high-spirited girl...

    Before it gets dark
  • 2022
    Wonder Boy!

    Wonder Boy! (2022)

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    Ten-year-old Adam suffers from Juvenile Arthritis. To cope with the daily struggles of his illness Adam draws comics and retreats into his imagination. As the courageous Wonder Boy! Adam fights alongside the heroic Captain Wonder against the notoriou...

    Wonder Boy!
  • 2021
    Break any spell

    Break any spell (2021)

    Break any spell

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    In this powerful story, a teenage girl escapes reality through live action role-playing when her mother is suffering an illness, which will soon reach a breaking point. It was written by siblings Lisi Purr and Anton Jøsef. They were inspired by their...

    Break any spell
  • 2013
    La vuelta a la tortilla

    La vuelta a la tortilla (2013)

    La vuelta a la tortilla

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    The fight against breast cancer has inspired this story, in which Silvia, finds reasons to celebrate when she meets Rafa...

    La vuelta a la tortilla
  • 2024
    Distância

    Distância (2024)

    Distância

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    Distância
  • 2024
    In, out and about

    In, out and about (2024)

    In, out and about

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    An exploration of the interconnected experiences of queerness and illness, this film navigates personal and collective journeys through medical spaces, sexual violence, and survival, displays the profound impact on body and identity....

    In, out and about
  • 2016
    Sam

    Sam (2016)

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    Centered around a soldier returning home from deployment to find his boyfriend diagnosed with stage three Leukemia....

    Sam
  • 2009
    Bipolar Disorder

    Bipolar Disorder (2009)

    Bipolar Disorder

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    A woman whose sister suffers from Bipolar Disorder....

    Bipolar Disorder
  • 2016
    A Mere Breath

    A Mere Breath (2016)

    A Mere Breath

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    Romania. Seven years in the life of a family of believers, struck by the illness of a little girl suffering from spina bifida pass before the camera, with a polluted town scarred by unemployment serving as a background....

    A Mere Breath
  • 1969
    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?

    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss? (1969)

    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?

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    The film "Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?" emphasizes the critical importance of sanitation in food handling for public health. It explains how bacteria, which can multiply rapidly and cause illness, are often transferred by people, pests, and contamin...

    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?
  • 2015
    Ms. Liliane

    Ms. Liliane (2015)

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    In a primary school classroom, teacher Liliane anxiously awaits an important phone call. Her student Mathieu is even more of a disturbance than usual, but after Liliane receives a distressing call from the hospital, Mathieu rallies the students to tu...

    Ms. Liliane
  • 2009
    Cárcel de carne

    Cárcel de carne (2009)

    Cárcel de carne

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    Jail of Flesh, is a documentary that delves into a rare neurological disease. It is fatal, incurable and what provokes it is unknown. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis attacks the motor neurons, those who have this disease gradually lose total ability to...

    Cárcel de carne
  • 1969
    Sick

    Sick (1969)

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    Pico discovers black spots on his neck. He goes to the doctor. A trip to hell begins. His counterpart is a young and arrogant doctor, eager to make money. Pico starts to doubt in the decisions of the god in white....

    Sick
  • 2014
    Borislav

    Borislav (2014)

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    A fisherman's daughter has to accept her father's disease when she arrives at her childhood home and finds her father vulnerable and fragile....

    Borislav
  • 1975
    The Leper

    The Leper (1975)

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    Julião is a young farm worker who, one day, contracts leprosy. Overnight, the good mountaineers that were so friendly with him refuse to see him again, and he must be by himself in the far woods. Bathing in olive oil, as suggested by an old woman, pr...

    The Leper
  • 2001
    Kephalalgie

    Kephalalgie (2001)

    Kephalalgie

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    Ralf wakes up sick on his birthday, so he wants to rest at home. However, there he is disturbed by various people and his headache makes his birthday hell....

    Kephalalgie
  • 2024
    Écrire, vivre, déneiger

    Écrire, vivre, déneiger (2024)

    Écrire, vivre, déneiger

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    Écrire, vivre, déneiger