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THE MECHANICS OF THINGS

La Mécanique des choses

Directed by Alessandra Celesia
France, Germany, 2023
Documentary
  • 101101 minutes

Synopsis

After falling from the 8th floor, my cat Tito has been left paralyzed. Looking for a solution, I typed “spinal cord regeneration” on the Internet and found myself embarked on a clinical test on human patients in China… as a director to make a film, as a woman to save my cat.

Synopsis

After falling from the 8th floor, my cat Tito has been left paralyzed. Looking for a solution, I typed “spinal cord regeneration” on the Internet and found myself embarked on a clinical test on human patients in China… as a director to make a film, as a woman to save my cat.