3 documentaries to dive into the daily life of committed people
1. “Hello doctor – itinerary of an apprentice toubib”
2 x 52 min., On France.TV until August 27, 2025.
Besançon, 2009. Angel, just bachelor, embarks on medical studies. Thirteen his elder, Antoine, his brother, decides to film his journey. Without any certainty on the culmination of this project, the realization of which will finally spread … over twelve years. The laborious first months of teaching to the choice of specialization, including a parenthesis in Erasmus in Bulgaria, where its vocation is strengthened, and by repeated internships in Doubs and the south of France; From a six -month -old sabbatical leave as a shepherd to the oath of Hippocrates. Through the long apprentice-management of the management of his emotions and those of the patients, the permanent doubts and the weight of empathy, this dynamic documentary takes us!
Terribly endearing, Angel delivers the fruit of his reflections and his discoveries with moving sincerity. Seeing him interact with his colleagues, as an external then internal, but also with patients in the hospital or in the office, proves to be a chance. Because rare is an opportunity to attend, over time, a transition to adulthood. From the apprentice doctor to the installed practitioner, the camera follows the young man until he takes off.
Our opinion: PPP
2. “The wine in the pinnacle – the incredible treasure of Michel Chasseuil”
52 minutes, on France.TV until April 18, 2025.
No longer pour, his cellar is full! Michel Chasseuil, 79, is considered one of the largest wines collectors in the world. Under the lawn of his garden, in Deux-Sèvres, 40,000 bottles sleep in the fridge. Ranges, labeled, aligned on shelves mounted by the retiree, they are happy.
It’s been almost seventy years since the alcohols obsess him. To the point of having sacrificed the holidays of his son there … Michel Chasseuil scouted areas and rooms of sales in order to erect his “pantheon of wine”. The portrait of this man, who left for nothing, is to be found in the collection that France Télévisions devotes to the nuggets of the Fipadoc (International Documentary Festival in Biarritz). To look without hesitation, even if a few shots, too staged, disson with the whole.
Our opinion: PP
“In the name of the fish – Pascale Chabanet, the fish accounter”
53 min., On France.TV until October 10, 2026.
“The sea was my cradle,” says Pascale Chabanet, born in Reunion, at the start of this documentary. Adult, she devoted herself to corals and fish from the reefs. Beyond the alerts that she has constantly launched over the years, this world renown scientist has imagined a awareness project intended for children who, according to her, “the best ambassadors for the conservation of coral reefs”. As the retirement approaches, Pascale Chabanet modestly looks at the last milestones of the work of a life.
Our opinion: PP
