Movies: Illness

Two lonely people at opposite chapters of life accidentally meet on a busy summer day in a Cairo taxi. Frail old Shawky and bubbly young Doaa are both caught up in their busy routines as their race through the city evolves into a journey of self-disc...

An animated science-fiction short directed by Matthew Hood. A mechanical man finds his routine of life disturbed by illness from an unusual source....

It follows a chronically ill young woman who finds herself alone at rock bottom, struggling to come to terms with her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis while searching for the strength to push forward with her dreams before it's too late....

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A woman travels to Italy and tries to make a decision....

Boris Buzančić plays an idealistic young doctor who is assigned a nearly deserted village. The backwards residents at first resent Buzančić's new-fangled methods. Gradually, he proves his worth and wins their confidence. The clincher comes when Buzan...

A sick boy's toy rabbit comes to life. Part of the Enchanted Musical Playhouse series. Marie Osmond played the part of the Velveteen Rabbit. Songs were composed by the Sherman Brothers....

A melodrama about a painter who is infected with syphilis, refuses treatment, turns to the use instead of narcotics, and withers away....

A simple organic fruit farmer Rong Guang (Wu Kang-Ren) is raising his son Feng (Chen Yu-Cheng) alone in a small rural community, although with poor harvests and little money, their lifestyle is meagre. Elsewhere Feng’s mother Yi Ying (Alice Tzeng), n...

Dusan and Laza are traveling through Eastern Serbia to Belgrade. Terminally ill, Dusan has to find a new home for his son Laza, to whom Dusan is all he has....

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A group of educators led by Fernand Deligny are working to create contact with autistic children in a hamlet of the Cevennes....

Julião is a young farm worker who, one day, contracts leprosy. Overnight, the good mountaineers that were so friendly with him refuse to see him again, and he must be by himself in the far woods. Bathing in olive oil, as suggested by an old woman, pr...

Jordy, a 12 years old dreamer, has locked himself into the imaginary universe of his favorite movie, “Stand by me”. His elder brother Chris never leaves his bedroom. One day, Jordy adventurously uses vouchers he’s been given to explore the haunt of ...

Ten-year-old Adam suffers from Juvenile Arthritis. To cope with the daily struggles of his illness Adam draws comics and retreats into his imagination. As the courageous Wonder Boy! Adam fights alongside the heroic Captain Wonder against the notoriou...

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A family tragedy during the recession of 2008, catalyzed by unemployment, personal crisis, and illness....

Ralf wakes up sick on his birthday, so he wants to rest at home. However, there he is disturbed by various people and his headache makes his birthday hell....

Survivors presents an intimate portrait of Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the sociopolitical turmoil that lies in its wake....