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Wikipedia article




'Heal the Living' is a 2016 drama film directed by Katell Quillvr from a screenplay she co-wrote with Gilles Taurand, based on the 2013 novel 'Rparer les vivants' ('Mend the Living') by Maylis de Kerangal. It stars Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Dorval, Bouli Lanners and Kool Shen. 'Heal the Living' interweaves three stories connected to each other via an organ transplant. The film was presented in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.

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'Heal the Living' has a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10, and an 82/100 on Metacritic based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

'Variety' described the film as "sublimely compassionate, heart-crushing". 'Screendaily' said the film is "an emotionally satisfying, cinematically deft look at interwoven fates...which knits together quietly luminous performances".

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