Watch the trailer for the new movie based on Maylis de Kerangal’s novel, Mend the Living

Réparer les vivants, the film based on Maylis de Kerangal’s riveting novel, Mend the Living, opened in French cinemas last week. Watch the trailer below:

Mend the Living was translated into English by Jessica Moore and was long-listed for the Man Booker International Prize in 2016.

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