Illness Movies

A lonely woman's prank phone call leads to an unexpected friendship with a grieving widow.

Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her...

A group of educators led by Fernand Deligny are working to create contact with autistic children in a hamlet of the Cevennes.

A mysterious outbreak of tic disorders among young people leads Dr Robert Bartholomew to question whether social media is making us sick. Doctors...

When the seven-year-old daughter of an architect falls ill with a rare but curable form of cancer, the family wants to give the child the best...

Andrea is devastated after learning her sister has leukemia, but a closer look will reveal that there is something hidden in her psyche.

A professional novelist struggles to resolve an increasingly burdensome family situation, and his relationship with his partner, all the while...

The lives of Anna, Paul and their little son Thomas seem perfect from the outside. Paul has a well-paid job, Anna has a home studio where she works...

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his...

A patient with chronic anemia marries her doctor, but falls in love with his colleague.

A beautiful and vital film that tells the story of a young woman's fight with death.

A family tragedy during the recession of 2008, catalyzed by unemployment, personal crisis, and illness.

2013, Taipei, a gay couple who just moved in together are forced to separate because one of them has HIV...

An old lady’s house is full of boxes filled with memories. Every Wednesday, along with her cockroach friends, she tells her granddaughter...

The disappearance of three teddy bears brings eight lonely hearts together. Tiring of serving people, Peter, a tour guide, brings Teddy Bears that...

During a vacation in the United States, the protagonist is seized by severe abdominal pain that forces him to return to Italy in a daring way and to...

When our loved ones lose their strength and can no longer support us, it’s our turn to support them, and each other. Inspired by Tim's personal...

A documentary that records the daily life of a mother with a limited life expectancy and a grandmother, directed by the daughter, Haruyo Kato.