Parties civiles

Director:

Vincent Detours, Dominique Henry

Country:

Belgium

Duration:

72Min

Year of production:

2013

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Cinematography:

Dominique Henry

Sound:

Vincent Detours, Ayem Sahli, Ludovic Vanpachterbeke, Luc Van Schouwburg

Production:

Denis Delcampe, Need Productions

Synopsis:

The point of no return has been reached. They have been suffering . They think they are victims of a medical error and bring the doctors, who vigorously defend themselves, to justice. How both sides are living the procedure? What is the meaning of justice for them? What is the willpower that pushes them to hold on at all cost? Parties Civiles follows the lawyers and their clients who are involved in medical law cases.

Bio Director:

Vincent Detours studied computer sciences and cognitive sciences before getting a Ph.D in biology. His works were conducted first at l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, and then at Los Alamos National Laboratory and at Santa Fe Institute (USA). He is currently teacher/researcher in bioinformatics and cancerology at l’Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Dominique Henry studied biology before working in the audiovisual field. He has a diploma from INSAS. Since then, he is working as motion picture camera operator for documentaries.