Sachs' Disease

Sachs' Disease

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1999-09-22
Genre:Drama
Duration:103 min
Country:
Director:Michel Deville
Actors:Albert Dupontel, Valérie Dréville, Dominique Reymond, Cécile Arnaud, Étienne Bierry
Production:Eléfilm, Renn Productions, Katharina, France 2 Cinéma

Overview:

Dr. Bruno Sachs, the only medical practitioner in a small French town, seems on the surface to be compassionate and dedicated. However, in private he is not happy in his work and does not like most of his patients. Here he meets Pauline Kasser, a young woman, and they are attracted to each other...

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