HER NAME IS SABINE

| 2008 – 91′ – Documentary.
Written by: Sandrine Bonnaire, Catherine Cabrol.
Directed by: Sandrine Bonnaire.
Starring: Sabine Bonnaire, Sandrine Bonnaire.
Official Selections: Cannes Directors Fortnight 2007, Chicago International Film Festival 2008.
Official Competition COLCOA 2008.
In French with English subtitles
A Film Movement release. |

An intelligent, moving and beautiful portrait of Sabine, a 38-year-old autistic woman, filmed by her sister, the famous French actress Sandrine Bonnaire. Through personal footage filmed over a period of 25 years, it is revealed that Sabine’s growth and many talents were crushed by improper diagnosis and an inadequate care structure. After a tragic five-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, Sabine finally finds a new lease on life in a home together with other young people living with similar mental and emotional illnesses. This very intimate film also sends an urgent message to a society that still does not know how to properly take care of its citizens with physical and psychological disabilities.

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