
"a free adaptation of the literary works of M. Blecher"
During the summer of 1937, Emanuel, a young man in his early twenties, is committed to a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast for treatment of his bone tuberculosis. The treatment consists of painful spine punctures that confine him to a plaster on a stretcher-bed. Little by little, as Emanuel gets accustomed to the sadness of his new life, he discovers that inside the sanatorium there is still a life to be lived to the fullest.
Emanuel
Solange

Isa

Dr. Ceafalan

Ernest

Mr. Lazăr B.

Mrs. Bella B.

Young Doctor
Nurse

Nurse
Nurse
Nelu

Victor

Zed

Coach Driver

Villager
Villager's Son

Tanti Leana
Cured Patient

Victor's Father

Train Passenger
Child on Train
Child on Train
Patient
Patient

Patient