Médecin de campagne (2016)

After a doctor is diagnosed with cancer, a new doctor joins him to help him treat his rural patients.

Director:

Thomas Lilti

Writers:

Thomas Lilti (screenplay), Baya Kasmi (screenplay)

Stars:

François Cluzet, Marianne Denicourt, Christophe Odent

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
François Cluzet	...	Jean-Pierre Werner
Marianne Denicourt	...	Nathalie Delezia
Christophe Odent	...	Le docteur Michel Norès
Patrick Descamps	...	Francis Maroini
Guy Faucher	...	Monsieur Sorlin
Margaux Fabre	...	Ninon
Julien Lucas	...	Le fiancé de Ninon
Yohann Goetzmann	...	Alexis
Josée Laprun	...	La mère d'Alexis
Philippe Bertin	...	Guy
Géraldine Schitter	...	Fanny
Isabelle Sadoyan	...	Madame veuve Werner - la mère de Jean-Pierre
Félix Moati	...	Vincent Werner
Sylvie Lachat	...	La patiente dépressive
Régis Iacono	...	Le patient diabétique

Storyline

All the people in this countryside area, can count on Jean-Pierre, the doctor who auscultates them, heals and reassures them day and night, 7 days a week. Now Jean-Pierre is sick, so he sees Natalie, a young doctor, coming from the hospital to assist him. But will she adapt to this new life and be able to replace the man that believed to be irreplaceable?

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Plot Keywords:

2010s | france | occupation in title | medical doctor | village doctor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 March 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

En un lugar de Francia

Filming Locations:

Chaussy, Val-d'Oise, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

31 Juin Films, Les Films du Parc, Le Pacte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmmaker Thomas Lilti is also a doctor and began to do short movies at the same time he studied medicine.

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Connections

Features Les anges de la téléréalité (2011)

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Soundtracks

Wild is the Wind
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Performed by Nina Simone
(Philips Records 1966)

User Reviews

Countryside doctors

Compelling story about a couple of countryside physicians, especially the male one played by the always convincing François Cluzet. A devoted doctor, a man deeply involved with people living in small villages, lost farms, far from the madding crowd. A man who is also aware to have cancer, and who tries anyway to fight like a dog to, against all odds, help the others. I liked the supporting characters who, I am sure, were not played by professional actors, but whose performances are however outstanding. A movie about true life, true people, those whose we too rarely talk about. The people from the deep France, far from the crowded suburbs.

Very compelling feature directed by an authentic doctor in real life.