Lambert vs. Lambert: Over His Dead Body

Name: Lambert vs. Lambert: Over His Dead Body
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-05-10
Rating: 8.7

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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S01E01 A Broken Family

May 10, 2023 42 min

Vincent Lambert, a young party boy, nurse, and father to a two-month-old daughter, was involved in a serious car accident. The resulting injuries are life-threatening. Finding themselves in uncharted territory, his loved ones try everything...

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S01E02 From Family Feud to Affair of State

May 10, 2023 46 min

A doctor decides to stop Vincent’s feeding without informing his parents or siblings, sending shockwaves through the family. Some family members oppose the decision and enter into a legal battle armed with some of France’s...

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S01E03 The Spiral

May 10, 2023 38 min

In street demonstrations and on social media, the Lambert affair unleashes passions on all sides, and nothing is off-limits. Under pressure and receiving death threats, Vincent’s doctor resigns. Vincent’s name is used by extreme camps...

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S01E04 The Final Act

May 10, 2023 40 min

Eleven years after Vincent’s accident, his wife, Rachel, and his mother, Viviane, driven respectively by their vows and their convictions, are fighting to the end, using all their fortitude. Vincent Lambert is “unplugged” for the...

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