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The Ones Who Stay (2018)

The Ones Who Stay poster
Original title
Les étoiles restantes
Directed by
Loïc Paillard
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A thirty-something man struggles to start his career after long studies and still loves his ex. His roommate refuses to leave their apartment and writes a universal method for a successful life. His father stops chemotherapy to try alternative medicine, while a sex worker helps him in his final days. Each character tries to live by the saying: life is worth living.

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What happens

Les Étoiles restantes est une comédie dramatique française réalisé par Loïc Paillard, sorti en 2016. Alexandre, trentenaire, tente après de longues études de rentrer dans la vie active et est toujours amoureux de son ex; Loris, son colocataire, refuse de sortir de leur appartement et écrit une « méthode universelle pour réussir sa vie »; Patrick, son père, décide d’arrêter sa chimiothérapie et de tenter les médecines douces; Manon est assistante sexuelle et accompagne Patrick dans sa fin de vie. Tous ces protagonistes tentent de mettre en application l'adage : la vie vaut d’être vécue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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