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Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave
FRANCE · 2005

Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave

François Ozon
terminal illness mortality and acceptance solitude and isolation family reconciliation legacy and memory
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Synopsis

Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.

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