On the Adamant

A film by Nicolas Philibert

On the Adamant

A film by Nicolas Philibert

With

Les patients et l’équipe soignante du centre de jour Adamant

Releases 19/04/2023 Festival de Berlin 2023 French Distribution

Les Films du Losange

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Synopsis

The Adamant is a unique day care centre : it is a floating structure. Located on the Seine in the heart of Paris, it welcomes adults suffering from mental disorders, offering them care that grounds them in time and space, and helps them to recover or keep up their spirits.
The team running it is one of those that try to resist the deterioration and dehumanization of psychiatry as best it can.
The film invites us to board it and meet the patients and caregivers who invent its life day to day.

Awards & Festivals

Golden Bear , Berlinale , 2023

Press & Media

A warm documentary. — Screen

Waving a flag for the positive possibilities of an empathetic, culture-centred approach to mental care. — Screen

Nicolas Philibert’s Touching Exploration of Creativity and Mental Illness. — The Hollywood Reporter

What emerges is not only a depiction of psychiatric treatment administered with plenty of warmth and enthusiasm, but a portrait of several individuals who, despite their noticeable disabilities, are capable of producing original and moving works of art. — The Hollywood Reporter