Every year in France, 92,000 people are placed under psychiatric care without their consent.
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By law, the hospital has 12 days to bring each patient before a judge. Relying on little information beyond doctor recommendations, a crucial decision must be made: will the patient be forced to stay or granted the freedom to leave?
Focusing primarily on these public hearings, renowned filmmaker and photographer Raymond Depardon captures the raw and vulnerable interactions at the border of justice and psychiatry, humanity and bureaucracy.
Absorbing and thought-provoking, 12 Days gives a platform to those whose voices are so rarely considered. Golden Eye Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2017
Screening dates and times
March 10, 2018 - 4:00 PM / Barbican, London
March 11, 2018 - 4:00 PM / Barbican, London
Both screenings followed by discussion with Emina Cerimovic, Researcher, Disability Rights, HRW and Stephen Cragg QC Moderated by Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Advisor, HRW
This film is subtitled in English. BSL interpretation will be provided for the Q&A.
