Nino

In as few as three days, Nino will face a major unusual challenge. But before then, the medical team responsible for his care has assigned him two vitally important tasks, two “missions” that will lead the young man on a journey from one end of Paris to the other, compelling him to reconnect with the world - and himself.

COMMENTARY
Despite the subject, the film has the levity of youth, veined with melancholy and a subtle underground humour. This is not a film about illness, but about self-searching and friendship.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
This film is dedicated to Romain, a close relative who died of cancer at the age of 37. When this happened, I was overcome with immense sadness and a deep sense of injustice; I began to write and Nino’s character came to me by chance, as if I’d bumped into a young guy on the street, who showed me the path his journey would take. The narrative spans the few days that precede the beginning of his cancer treatment: I was interested in this timeframe consisting of wait times and downtimes, more rarely depicted than the direct experience of the illness. I wanted to delve into the triviality and reality of everyday life, which is both funny and tragic at the same time.