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Lambert vs. Lambert: Over His Dead Body

2023 · 1 season

A sober, quietly heavy documentary that walks through a decade of legal and family conflict with a calm, procedural patience.

Created by
Elodie Buzuel
Genres
Documentary
Overview
On July 11, 2019, Vincent Lambert passed away at the Hospital of Reims. This is the final act of more than a decade of a familial, medical, legal, political and media saga that took unlikely twists and turns and lasted until the eve of his death. How did the issue of this young man’s life upend an entire society’s relationship to the question of life and death?

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  • Disney Plus
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Created by
Elodie Buzuel
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • death
    • faith
    • politics
    • media
    Places
    • hospital
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Elodie Buzuel
    Written by
    Elodie Buzuel
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Network
    Disney+
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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