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12 Days
12 Days
8.1
/10
320 Ratings

12 DAYS

12 Jours

Directed by Raymond Depardon
France, 2017
Documentary

Synopsis

Every year in France, 92,000 people are placed under psychiatric care without their consent. This documentary focuses on those who have been involuntarily remanded to a mental hospital, documenting the hearings that are required to take place 12 days after each patient has been committed.

Synopsis

Every year in France, 92,000 people are placed under psychiatric care without their consent. This documentary focuses on those who have been involuntarily remanded to a mental hospital, documenting the hearings that are required to take place 12 days after each patient has been committed.

Our take

This attentive documentary from former Magnum photographer Raymond Depardon is a compassionate look at mental healthcare in France. Combining interstitials scored by Alexandre Desplat with conversations between doctor and patient, the film affords space for its subjects to confront their troubles.