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Une chimère

2026 · 30 min

A quiet, unsettling medical drama that blurs the line between illness and dream, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Esther Mysius
Genres
Drama
Overview
Rachel suddenly learns that she has blood cancer and that only a bone marrow transplant can save her. She will then have to let another DNA enter into her to become, what we call in genetics, a chimera. Strange dreams then begin to assail Rachel.
How it feels
Melancholic, eerie, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Identity, death, survival, isolation
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Esther Mysius
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Esther Mysius
Written by
Esther Mysius
Starring
Jehnny Beth, Guang Huo, Guslagie Malanda
Cinematography
Brecht Goyvaerts
Runtime
30 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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