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Her Name is Sabine

Directed by Sandrine Bonnaire
Film Movement
2007
85 Minutes
France
French
Documentary, Drama
Disability, French Language, Human Rights, Women Directors, Biography, Women's Studies
Not Rated
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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.

Cast

  • Sabine Bonnaire
DVD Features

Bonus short: The Visitor, directed by Dan West

Discs: 1

  • Highest Rating
    "Actress Sandrine Bonnaire makes her directorial debut with a powerful personal documentary about her younger sister Sabine."
    French Magazine
  • Highest Rating
    "The most beautiful film that Cannes has given us this year...it's cinema at its purest!"
    FIPRESCI
  • Highest Rating
    "[A] piercing, deeply personal look at autism."
    NOW Magazine

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Awards & Recognition

Winner
FIPRESCI Award
Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight)
Winner
Special Jury Prize
Festival Int'l Du Film Francophone de Namur
Winner
Audience Award
Festival Int'l Du Film Francophone de Namur
Official Selection
Chicago Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Pusan Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Providence French Film Festival
Official Selection
HotDocs Film Festival
Official Selection
Sacramento French Film Festival
Official Selection
Sprout Film Festival

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