Adem / Oxygen
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Adem / Oxygen

by Hans Van Nuffel

Secondary title
Oxygen
Country / Year
Belgium, Netherlands / 2010
Duration
96 Min.
Languages
Flemish
Subtitles
EnglishEnglish
GermanGerman
Genre
Drama
Direction
Hans Van Nuffel
Cast
Stef Aerts,
Wouter Hendrickx,
Marie Vinck,
Anemone Valcke,
Maarten Mertens,
Rik Verheye

Like his brother Lucas, Tom suffers from cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disease that affects the entire body. A large portion of his time is spent in hospital where Xavier, an older cystic fibrosis patient, takes him under his wing. Love also gives Tom strength – her name is Eline and she is in quarantine, but not even a glass wall can keep them from having their first kiss. Tom’s entire world collapses when Lucas dies during a lung transplant. Instead of using his time meaningfully, he falls under the influence of dubious friends and even breaks off his relationship with Eline. It is only years later, when confronted with his own mortality, that he remembers Lucas’ advice: take responsibility for your own life.

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