Quelques Heures De Printemps

[Machine Translation] The same morning as usual. A different mother's face. The few remaining hours pass quietly... A mother who is ill and decides to spend her last days with her son, who is at a loss. A touching drama depicting the bond between a clumsy parent and child who cannot be honest with each other. Directed by Stephane Brisee (To Be Loved, Here I Am), the film quietly spins a tale of the final hours spent by a mother and son who have long been at odds with each other and have never properly faced each other. Vincent Landon (Last 3 Days) and Helene Vincent (My Rose-Colored Life), who also performs on the stage, play a strict mother and a son who is distressed by his mother's decision to die with dignity. --Alain, who was imprisoned for drug trafficking on the spur of the moment, struggles to make a fresh start in life by staying with his mother, Yvette, who is fighting an illness after his release from prison. The two have had a long-standing feud, and their hearts are not easily reconciled. One day, Alan is shocked to find a document in his mother's medicine drawer. It was signed by his mother and contained the words "declaration of dignified death," "death with dignity in a Swiss institution," and "choice of how to end one's life. Alan's heart was shaken violently. They had very little time left. Finally, the morning of her departure arrived...

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いつもと変わらぬ朝。いつもと違う母の顔。残されたわずかな時間が、静かに流れていく・・。病に冒され最期の日を決心する母親と、とまどう息子。素直になれない不器用な親子の絆を描いた感動ドラマ。『愛されるために、ここにいる』のステファヌ・ブリゼ監督がメガホンを取り、長年にわたって折り合いが悪く、互いにきちんと向き合ったことがない母と息子が過ごす最後の時間を静かに紡ぐ。尊厳死を望む母親の決断に苦悩する息子役に、『ラスト3デイズ ～すべて彼女のために～』のヴァンサン・ランドン、厳格な母親を舞台でも活躍する『ぼくのバラ色の人生』 のエレーヌ・ヴァンサンが演じ、2013年セザール賞で監督賞、脚本賞ほか全4部門ノミネートされた注目作。――出来心から麻薬の密売に手を出し服役していたアランは、出所後、闘病中の母イヴェットの家に身を寄せ、人生の再出発をしようとあがいていた。ふたりの間には長年にわたって確執があり、ふたつの心は簡単には解け合わない。そんなある日、アランは、母の薬が入った引き出しの中の書類を手に取り愕然となる。そこには、"尊厳死の表明""スイスの施設で尊厳死""人生の終え方を選択する"といった文章が書かれ、母のサインがあったからだ。アランの心は激しく揺り動かされる。ふたりに残された時間は、あまりにも少ない。そしてついに母が旅立つ日の朝がやってきた・・・。

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