David is a nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Dedicated to his profession, he develops strong relationships with the people he cares for. But outside of work, it's a different story altogether.
Acting
Tim Roth's hollow-eyed restraint says everything words cannot.
Direction
Franco's refusal to explain David makes him unforgettable.
Director
Michel Franco
Tim Roth
David
Sarah Sutherland
Nadia Wilson
Robin Bartlett
Martha
Rachel Pickup
Sarah
Michael Cristofer
John
David Dastmalchian
Bernard
Elizabeth Tulloch
Lidia
Claire van der Boom
Alice
Tate Ellington
Greg
Maribeth Monroe
Sarah's Niece
Joe Santos
Issac Sr.
Kari Coleman
Sarah's Sister
Nailea Norvind
Laura
Angela Bullock
Sylvia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tim Roth and director Michel Franco developed the character through weeks of silent observation at actual hospices, with Roth refusing scripted dialogue in early rehearsals.
The film intentionally mirrors 'The Death of Mr. Lazarescu' but from the caregiver's perspective—asking whether witnessing death repeatedly destroys empathy or weaponizes it.
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