A Place to Heal

Things are about to get heated! Anger, despair, and longing collide in Cédric Kahn’s new film. An impressive tour de force that goes straight to the heart.

It’s not Lucia's first time in the adolescent psychiatric ward. Once again, things didn’t work out on the outside – but her return to the group is met with celebration. Everyone here has their own burdens to carry. What binds them together is this place, this community: in-between crises, the teenagers feel safe, seen, and heard. They put on plays, eat together, cry together. Until a newcomer throws their fragile microcosm off balance.

With energy and sensitivity, Cédric Kahn portrays young people who have almost stopped believing in themselves – and who nevertheless refuse to give up hope that, someday, somewhere, things might turn out all right. Deeply moving and utterly absorbing.

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