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On the Adamant

French master documentarist Nicolas Philibert takes an empathetic, celebratory in-depth look at a floating mental care centre and its regulars.

Documentary 2022 110 mins

Director: Nicolas Philibert

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Overview

Moored on the Seine, the Adamant is a day centre for people with mental-health issues, offering a haven with an empowering emphasis on cultural engagement. Nicolas Philibert’s (Être et avoir) richly involving documentary, this year’s Golden Bear winner at the Berlin Film Festival, meets the Adamant regulars – including punks, poets and social outsiders – on their terms, in an impassioned argument for enlightened mental care.

Director

Nicolas Philibert

Genres

Documentary

Certificate

mental health theme, mild bad language, drug references

Country

France

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Accessibility

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