Every year, thousands of students – mostly female – embark upon courses that will lead them to become nurses. This film follows the ups and downs of an apprenticeship. Enrolled in Nursing Training Institutes, they will spend their time between lectures, practical exercises and internships. An difficult process during which they will have to acquire a great deal of knowledge, master numerous technical procedures and prepare themselves for heavy responsibilities. They will confront human tragedy, often at a young age, with human fragility, suffering, illness, the aws in souls and bodies. It therefore talks about us all, about our humanity.
Keywords
- Gender
- Locarno Film Festival!
- Just released
- women
Director
- Nicolas Philibert
Documentary
1h 47min
FRENCH
The documentary shows the training path of nurses in France - with all its ups and downs.
The documentary shows the training path of nurses in France - with all its ups and downs.
Every year, thousands of students – mostly female – embark upon courses that will lead them to become nurses. This film follows the ups and downs of an apprenticeship.
Enrolled in Nursing Training Institutes, they will spend their time between lectures, practical exercises and internships. An difficult process during which they will have to acquire a great deal of knowledge, master numerous technical procedures and prepare themselves for heavy responsibilities.
They will confront human tragedy, often at a young age, with human fragility, suffering, illness, the aws in souls and bodies. It therefore talks about us all, about our humanity.
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Director
Nicolas Philibert