Synopsis
During the summer of 1937, Emanuel, a young man in his early twenties, is committed to a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast for treatment of his bone tuberculosis. The treatment consists of painful spine punctures that confine him to a body cast on a stretcher-bed. Little by little, as Emanuel gets accustomed to the limitations of his new life, he discovers that inside the sanatorium there is still a life to be lived to the fullest. He makes friends and engages in conversations, political for the most part. He reads, he writes, he smokes and drinks, interacts with doctors, nurses and stretcher-bearers. He observes how healing seems to happen transiently, following mysterious laws: some patients get better, some worse, others die. He even has a romantic relationship, while Romania outside the sanatorium doesn‘t have much to offer him, turning more and more into an extreme right- wing society…
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | July 27th, 2018 (Limited) by Big World Pictures, released as Scarred Hearts |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 141 minutes |
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Keywords: | 1930s, Medical and Hospitals, Autobiographical, Romance, Terminal Illness |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Hi Film , Komplizen, Bord Cadre, The Post Republic, Romanian Centre of Cinematography, Studiouol De Creatie Cinematografica Al Ministerului Culturii, Media Programme of the European Union, Eurimages, Cinema City, Adeplast, Covalact, Henkel Romania, Audi Romania, Havas Metro Cash & Carry Romania, Ing Bank Romania, Zenith Romania, Farmacia Dona, Libra Internet Bank, Clinica Medicala Hipocrat 2000, HBO Europe |
Production Countries: | Germany, Romania |
Languages: | Romanian |