In 'The Patient,' Patience Doesn't Really Pay Off
'The Patient' is bound by four walls and a mediocre ending that leaves you wanting more.
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Sophie, a young employee, gets raped on her way back from work and realizes some time later that she is pregnant. She does not want to keep the baby but abortion is illegal. Who can she tell? She first keeps her secret to herself but Jacques, her boyfriend, notices something is the matter with her and manages to make her talk. When he learns about her lot, he advises her to let her mother know. First, the distressed Sophie is unable to as she feels too low but, at long last, she does it. Sophie's mother, who immediately sympathizes with her daughter, undertakes to find a way out, why not a in a London clinic?
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Sophie, a young employee, gets raped on her way back from work and realizes some time later that she is pregnant. She does not want to keep the baby but abortion is illegal. Who can she tell? She first keeps her secret to herself but Jacques, her boyfriend, notices something is the matter with her and manages to make her talk. When he learns about her lot, he advises her to let her mother know. First, the distressed Sophie is unable to as she feels too low but, at long last, she does it. Sophie's mother, who immediately sympathizes with her daughter, undertakes to find a way out, why not a in a London clinic?
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Genre:Drama
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Runtime:72 minutes
Studio:Eurociné, Brux International Pictures
Cast
Pierre Chevalier
Director
Alice Arno
Marie-France
Mireille Dargent
Sophie Beltois
Monique Gérard
Sophie's mother
Daniel Bellus
Jacques
Olivier Mathot
The director of the agency
Marcel Charvey
The first doctor
René Bériard
Alix Mahieux
Mme Brunet - the butcher
France Nicolas
The nurse
Pierre Taylou
Dr. Smith - an English doctor
Antoine Fontaine
Dr Anderson - an English doctor
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