Rak (1972)
Directed by Charles Belmont

Drama
aka: Cancer

Film Synopsis

When he learms that his mother has been diagnosed with liver cancer David puts his emotional and professional life on the back burner so that he can take care of her.  At first, his mother knows nothing about her illness but David decides to tell her the truth so that she can make the most of the time that remains to her.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Charles Belmont
  • Script: Charles Belmont
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Jacques Rochut
  • Music: André Hodeir
  • Cast: Sami Frey (David), Lila Kedrova (La mère de David), Anne Deleuze (Cécile), Maurice Garrel (Le docteur Renard), Philippe Léotard (Lucien), Noëlle Leiris (Denise, l'infirmière), Jean Aron, Luc Bartholomé, Bernard Cara, Jacques Dumur, Jean-Jacques Fleury, Pierre Forget, Marcel Gassouk, Jacques Giraud, Vincent Kaldor, Jean Mourat, Paul Poncet, Janine Souchon, Jean Soustre, Jean Turlier
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Cancer

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