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7.3

Adem (Oxygen) (2010)

Adem (Oxygen)
Running time: 98 min. | Genre: Drama, Disease
Adem (Oxygen)

Synopsis

Tom is a teen with cystic fibrosis, who rebels against the condition he and his elder brother Lucas were born with. While Lucas endures his more seriously challenged health with patience ("It could be worse. We could be sick in America. Or gay in Iran."), 17-year-old Tom hangs out with a group of ne'er-do-wells between hospital stays, taking part in their petty thefts and general rabble-rousing as an escape from dwelling on the fact that his life is likely to be short. Still, Tom's condition makes periods of confinement unavoidable. During one hospital stay, he meets fellow CF sufferer Xavier, a 30-ish guy who seems to have achieved the dream adulthood Tom might never reach: cool job (underwater photographer), cool car and hot girlfriend.

Nominations & Awards

Montreal Film Festival

  • Grand Prix des Amériques WINNER

European Film Awards

  • European Discovery Award WINNER

Details

Original title

Adem (Oxygen)

Director

Hans Van Nuffel

Producer

A Private View

Running time

98 min.

Screenwriter

Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Hans Van Nuffel

Music

Spinvis

Cinematography

Ruben Impens

Year

2010

Country

Belgium Belgium

Ranking

IMDb
7.2
Unopeliculas
7.3

 

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