12 Days

12 Days
  • Release date: 16 Mar 2018
  • Release year: 2017
  • Runtime: 87 minutes
  • Country: France
  • Keywords: psychiatric hospital, long take, judge, lawyer, law, mental disorder, attempted suicide, suicide attempt, cigarette smoking, lyon
Plot:
A documentary set in a psychiatric hospital in France. It observes patients who are involuntarily committed, focusing on the legal hearings that determine whether they can remain hospitalized or be released. Through their testimonies before a judge, the film highlights questions of mental health, freedom, and institutional judgment, in a restrained, observational style.
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