Heal the Living
Theatrical release poster
French	Réparer les vivants
Directed by	Katell Quillévéré
Screenplay by	Katell Quillévéré Gilles Taurand
Based on	Réparer les vivants (Mend the Living) by Maylis de Kerangal
Produced by	David Thion Justin Taurand Philippe Martin
Starring	Tahar Rahim Emmanuelle Seigner Anne Dorval Bouli Lanners Kool Shen Monia Chokri Alice Taglioni Karim Leklou Alice de Lencquesaing Finnegan Oldfield Théo Cholbi Gabin Verdet Dominique Blanc
Cinematography	Tom Harari
Edited by	Thomas Marchand
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production companies	Les Films du Bélier Les Films Pelléas France 2 Cinéma Mars Films Jouror CN5 Productions Ezekiel Film Production Frakas Productions RTBF Proximus
Distributed by	Mars Films (France)
Release dates	4 September 2016 (2016-09-04) (Venice) 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) (France)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French
Budget	$6.5 million[1]
Box office	$2.2 million[2]

Heal the Living (French: Réparer les vivants) is a 2016 drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré from a screenplay she co-wrote with Gilles Taurand, based on the 2013 novel Réparer les vivants (Mend the Living) by Maylis de Kerangal. It stars Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Dorval, Bouli Lanners and Kool Shen. Heal the Living interweaves three stories connected to each other via an organ transplant.^[3] The film was presented in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.^[4][5]

Cast

Critical response

Heal the Living has a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10,^[6] and an 82/100 on Metacritic based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[7]

Variety described the film as "sublimely compassionate, heart-crushing".^[8] Screendaily said the film is "an emotionally satisfying, cinematically deft look at interwoven fates...which knits together quietly luminous performances".^[9]

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