Marie-Lou has recently been appointed the head of a care facility in the center of Paris, and many of the nurses at the facility are not happy. Marie-Lou rules with a soft touch rather than an iron fist, and introduces a new philosophical approach to care, called “humanitude”, which gives residents of the home as much agency as the nurses, and often allows the patients to participate in the caregiving. As Marie-Lou faces pushback against her new philosophy in the home, she meets Mari, a Japanese theatre director who is putting on a production in Paris. As the two explore the similarities between them and their views on the world, Mari reveals that she is dying, and the doctors say that it could happen at any time. Moved by Mari’s resilience, Marie-Lou invites her to come live at the care facility, where she can teach the residents about acting and theatre techniques.
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