BELGIUM · 2021

Vortex

Gaspar Noé
dementia aging marriage mortality caregiving
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Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

Year2021
CountryBelgium
DirectorGaspar Noé
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