ON THE EDGE

ÉTAT LIMITE

By Nicolas PEDUZZI

LIGHTDOX - as SALES All rights, World

Documentary - Completed 2023

How to treat well when the public hospital is sick?
In a state facility in the Paris suburbs, the only psychiatrist devotes himself to his mission with passion and dedication… at the risk of losing ground.

Festivals
& Awards

ACID 2023
Zurich FF 2023
International Documentary Film Competition
CPH:DOX 2023
DOX:AWARD Competition Special Mention
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Nicolas PEDUZZI
    • Producer(s)
    • Carine RUSZNIEWSKI (GOGOGO FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • Jamal Abdel Kader is the only psychiatrist in a 400-bed state hospital on the outskirts of Paris. Dedicated to his patients, he does his utmost to soothe their pain, to listen to their words, to protect them from their own demons. However, the public health service is doing badly. There isn’t enough time, the caregivers are under severe strain as the institution is understaffed and underfunded. Yet Jamal and his colleagues keep striving to fulfill their mission: to heal bodies and souls.