La vie des morts (1991)

Description

In a town in northern France, Patrick, a twenty-year-old man, tries to end his life by shooting himself in the head. While he is hospitalized, between life and death and waiting for an operation, his extended family gathers in their large family home and tries to understand his act1. Personalities and enmities are revealed, thus, some evoke his relationship with his girlfriend, his previous suicide attempt or old stories about the relationship with his mother. One morning, the hospital calls at 6 a.m. to announce Patrick's death.