Jorge is the doctor in charge of the Haematology Department of a big hospital. One day he meets Clarisse, a patient suffering from advanced leukaemia, and falls in love with her. His struggle to save her inevitably fails in the end, and Jorge will now have to deal with a future of pointless routine and despair.
Adaptation from the novel by Fernando Namora.
Festival
Veneza, Official Competion
Feature Film
Drama
90'
Colour
35 mm available in Betacam