Patrice ChéreauCast
Bruno Todeschini Éric Caravaca Nathalie Boutefeu 
Maurice Garrel Catherine Ferran Antoinette Moya
Credits
Written by: Philippe Besson
Plot
Two brothers, Thomas and Luc, who are distant and unlike, are reunited when Thomas is seriously ill and needs a bone marrow transplant, in a quiet and physical drama of fraternity and mortality.
Sinekatalog’s take
A quiet, physical and moving drama which won the Silver Bear for Best Director.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (2,063 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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