Katell Quillévéré | France | Belgium | 2016 | 101’

Heal the Living is director Katell Quillévéré's third feature, and shows her humane vision of the interconnectedness of humans and the fragile miracle of life. Three teenage boys meet up before dawn to go surfing, full of the thrill of being alive, but the morning ends in a tragic car accident, leaving one of them in a coma. Whilst the plot comes straight out of any hospital-based drama, it's Quillévéré's approach that is so unique, and ultimately, so powerful.