'' Heal the Living '' ( ) is a 2016 French-Belgian drama film . It was directed by Katell Quillévéré , written by Quillévéré and Gilles Taurand , and scored by Alexandre Desplat , and stars Tahar Rahim , Emmanuelle Seigner , Anne Dorval , Bouli Lanners , and Kool Shen . Based on the novel '' Réparer les vivants '' ( '' Mend the Living '' ) by Maylis de Kerangal , '' Heal the Living '' interweaves three stories connected to each other via an organ transplant . The film was presented in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival
73rd Venice International Film Festival
73rd Venice International Film Festival
Heal the Living