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The Moon Child (La permission de minuit)

German title: La permission de minuit (Ausgang um Mitternacht)
Russian title: Полночное разрешение
Original title: La permission de minuit

Alternative titles:
Moon Child

Drama – France
Production year: 2010
Movie length: 106 minutes

Director: Delphine Gleize
Writer: Delphine Gleize
Cinematograph: Crystel Fournier
Music: Éric Neveux

Movie description:

The story presents an unconventional friendship. David is 50, Romain is 13. David is a Professor of Dermatology, obsessed with his work. Romain, who has a rare genetic condition that makes his skin hypersensitive to sunlight, has been David’s patient since Romain was two. But David has been offered a new job that would require him to move away ...

David, a professor of dermatology, has been treating 13-year-old Romain since he was a baby. Afflicted with a rare skin condition, Romain must avoid sunlight and is condemned to live in the shade. David and Romain have become the closest of friends and nothing can separate them. But then David learns that he is about to be transferred to another clinic in another town. How will he be able to break the news to Romain? And how will Romain cope with this new crisis in his life?

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