Patients of hope
details
- Production
- 2011, France
- Original language
- French
- Running time
- 01:27:11
- Genre
- documentary
- Topic
- medicine
- Directed by
- Emmanuel Descombes
- Written by
- Emmanuel Descombes, David Zavaglia
- Produced by
- Scientifilms, France Télévisions, Inserm
- Member page
- Scientifilms
Sometimes qualified as "human guinea pigs", the patients of hope allow the medicine to progress by accepting to get involved in experimental protocols.
Pioneers in their field, they test a device, a medicine or a medical practice for the first time. In exchange, they might be the first ones to benefit from the medical progress, if it works. Regrettably, all the hopes are not successful. The film follow for months several patients involved in brand new protocols...