A depressing but realistic look at stroke aftermath upon an elderly couple. Anne has a couple of strokes which leaves her severely aphasic. One memorable scene is when their daughter and son-in-law visit. The daughter cries upon seeing her mothers condition. This leads to questions from them to Georges the father, Why don't you get a second opinion? This is going to become more and more common until the point is finally driven home that under the current situation, no doctor can help a stroke patient recover, there is no magical drug or therapy that is useful. As I was watching I was wondering why there were a number of 20-30 year olds there. It was definitely not a date movie.
A review from rotten tomatoes;
In many ways it's the best horror film I've ever seen. At the same time,
it's hard to recommend; I believe I will be struggling to forget this
film as long as I live. I doubt I'll succeed.
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