Chronic

Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Keith Gordon

Cast

Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Mel Gibson

Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

Runtime

1h 59m

Director

Todd Haynes

Cast

Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman

While researching a story on a school for problem children, Nakahara meets Emi, a college volunteer with a compelling tale of her own. After overcoming her initial reluctance to open up to the writer, Emi talks about her busted leg and her childhood friendship with the chronically ill Yuka.

Runtime

2h 5m

Director

Ryuichi Hiroki

Cast

Anna Ishibashi, Ayu Kitaura, Yuriko Yoshitaka

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

Runtime

2h 17m

Director

Mario Martone

Cast

Elio Germano, Michele Riondino, Massimo Popolizio

Maarten is an ordinary 16-year-old. He likes to hang around in the park, listen to music, play videogames and dance as much as possible. Preferably with his dance partner Roxanne. But almost nobody, especially not Roxanne, knows he has a metabolic disease that could end his life. Despite the concerns of his parent, Maarten wants to liv...

Runtime

1h 23m

Director

Adriënne Wurpel

Cast

Nils Verkooijen, Rutger Aleva, Mouna Goeman Borgesius