On the Edge (2023)
A young doctor with an exemplary humanist spirit fights a brave battle to hold together the run-down Paris hospital where he works – and to hold his patients together in the process.
Things are busy at the Paris hospital where young psychiatrist Jamal and his colleagues work. The place is run down, the staff are exhausted, budgets are constantly being slashed. You know the story, but you’ve rarely seen it conveyed as engagingly as in ‘On the Edge’, which employs a handheld camera and meaningful, artistic interventions to observe the daily routine at the psychiatric ward. The deeply sympathetic Jamal is an everyday hero with an exemplary, humanistic disposition, for whom the most important prerequisites for mental health – and for a healthy society in general – are good relationships with other people. He puts his philosophy into practice by listening patiently, giving good advice and organising theatre exercises based on Molière. Realism and idealism, however, are in balance for the young doctor, at least as long as the institutional framework holds up.
Screenplay
Themes
Public Healthcare Crisis and Survival, Healthcare Privilege and Life Inequality
Keywords
psychiatric hospital, hospital, caregiver, financial crisis, economic crisis, mental hospital, hospitalization, economic problems, efficiency, hospital staff, hospital setting, healthcare service, political economy, hospital crisis, employe struggling
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is On the Edge about?
- Things are busy at the Paris hospital where young psychiatrist Jamal and his colleagues work. The place is run down, the staff are exhausted, budgets are constantly being slashed. You know the story, but you’ve rarely seen it conveyed as engagingly as in ‘On the Edge’, which employs a handheld camera and meaningful, artistic interventions to observe the daily routine at the psychiatric ward. The deeply sympathetic Jamal is an everyday hero with an exemplary, humanistic disposition, for whom the most important prerequisites for mental health – and for a healthy society in general – are good relationships with other people. He puts his philosophy into practice by listening patiently, giving good advice and organising theatre exercises based on Molière. Realism and idealism, however, are in balance for the young doctor, at least as long as the institutional framework holds up.
- Who directed On the Edge?
- On the Edge was directed by Nicolas Peduzzi.
- How long is On the Edge?
- On the Edge has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is On the Edge?
- On the Edge is a Documentary film.
- Where was On the Edge produced?
- On the Edge was produced in France.
- What are the themes of On the Edge?
- The themes of On the Edge include: Public Healthcare Crisis and Survival, Healthcare Privilege and Life Inequality.