The film's director, Nikolay Philibert, who balances between documentary and drama, dedicated his work to the residents of the hospital, which is a floating structure located right on the waves of the capital's Seine.
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This year, the “Golden Bear” for the best film goes to the film “Sur l'Adamant” (Sur l'Adamant), directed by Nicolas Philibert and produced by Celine Loiseau, Gilles Sacouteau, Milena Poilo. This is reported on the social networks of the Berlinale film festival.
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The tape reveals the everyday life of a Paris center for the care of people with mental disorders.< /p>
Nicolas Philibert explains his motives in cinema and the history of his career as a director with an interest in the particularly “impenetrable” boundaries between documentary and drama.
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Sofia Otero was awarded for the best leading role. According to the jury, the best screenplay is in Angela Shanelek's film “Music”. Philip Harrell was named the best director for the film “The Great Chariot”.
The l'Adamant Psychiatric Center offers patients a dailya routine that is structured in terms of time and spaceand helps them regain their footing in everyday life through therapeutic workshops and psychosocial rehabilitation support. The hospital team consists not only of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, but also art therapists.
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The closing ceremony of the film festival will take place today. From Ukraine, such films were presented as “We will not fade” by Alisa Kovalenko, “Eastern Front” by Vitaly Manskyi and Yevgeny Tytarenko, “Iron Butterflies” by Roman Lyuboy, “Do you love me?” Toni Noyabrova.
“Waking up in silence” by Mila Zhluktenko and Daniel Asadi Faezi (about the war through the eyes of Ukrainian women and their children who found refuge in Germany), and “This date” by Nadia Parfan (about life in the city after February 24) received awards. The first is for the best short film in the Generation Kplus program, the second is a special award from the International Jury.
