Réparer les vivants on France 4: Katell Quillévéré adapts Maylis de Kerangal’s novel

A road accident brings together people who don’t know one another in Réparer les vivants, airing on France 4. Katell Quillévéré adapts Maylis de Kerangal’s novel, starring Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner and Anne Dorval.

After a surfing session, Simon is seriously injured on his way home. At the hospital in Le Havre, his parents are faced with the question of organ donation. In Paris, Claire is waiting for a heart transplant. The story shifts from the teenager’s loved ones to the patient and the healthcare professionals supporting them.

Quillévéré wrote the screenplay with Gilles Taurand, based on the book published by Verticales in 2014. Emmanuelle Seigner and Kool Shen play Simon’s parents, Anne Dorval portrays Claire, and Tahar Rahim plays Thomas Rémige, the caregiver. Bouli Lanners, Monia Chokri and Alice Taglioni also appear in this adaptation, produced by Les Films du Bélier and Les Films Pelléas.

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