Le Temps qui Reste

François Ozon

IndieLisboa 2006 •

France, Fiction, 2005, 77′

How do you live when you know you are going to die? How do you feel, what choices do you make? Romain, a young photographer of thirty, lives with his boyfriend Sasha in a gorgeous apartment and a fast-growing career reputation. One day, during a photo-shoot Romain feels unwell and passes out. He fears that he might suffer from AIDS, but the diagnosis is even worse: Romain has cancer and he learns he has only a few months left to live. Romain keeps his prognosis a secret. But, in the little time he has left, he makes his choices: in a family dinner, he tells some cruel and awful truths, for the surprise of his parents. At home, he puts and end to his relationship with Sasha. Finally, he decides and sets off to meet his grandmother, Laura, to whom he confesses his heavy burden. And, as the days fold into nights, and the nights into days, Romain says his goodbyes.