Her Name Is Sabine

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Product Description 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. Review 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 ---Actress Sandrine Bonnaire makes her directorial debut with a powerful personal documentary about her younger sister Sabine. --French MagazineThe most beautiful film that Cannes has given us this year...it's cinema at its purest! --Fipresci