In a psychiatric ward, patients meet and interact, discussing their past, their dreams and their plans. Markus is 18, so are Sofia and Roger. Maud and Martin are in their forties. There are also Anders, Anne-Marie, Mohammed... And the nurse Tomas who, from the outset, makes us wonder if he is not one of the patients.

The boundaries between sanity and madness are blurred. Wounds and secrets emerge through conversation, echoing our world and its violence. In this place where everyone does what they can, Lars Norén accompanies the characters without judging them, remaining as close as possible to their singularity.

Julie Duclos embraces the Swedish playwright's ensemble piece and, in a setting both realistic and poetic, delivers her raw but humane view on the outcasts of society. She surrounds herself with a team of actors who reveal the fragility but also the incredible strength of these characters. A camera captures them in their wanderings, grasping poetry where one expects it the least. A realistic portrayal, but also a modern-day fresco, both funny and moving, Kliniken forces us to confront ourselves and, through a mirror effect, to confront the madness of the contemporary world.