''150 Milligrams'' (french: La Fille de Brest, ''lit.'' The Girl of Brest) is a 2016 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...

directed by

Emmanuelle Bercot Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Clément'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2013 film '' On My Way'' premiered in competi ...

. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the

2016 Toronto International Film Festival The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown. Awards The festival's final awards were ...

. The film is based on the true story of French pulmonologist , who became noted for her investigations of the serious side effects and deaths attributed to the diabetes drug

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, produced by French manufacturer

Laboratoires Servier Servier Laboratories (French: Laboratoires Servier, often abbreviated to Servier) is an international pharmaceutical company governed by a non-profit foundation, with its headquarters in France (Suresnes). The consolidated turnover for the 2018 ...

Cast

* Sidse Babett Knudsen as *

Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel (; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Ac ...

as Antoine Le Bihan * Charlotte Laemmel as Patoche * Lara Neumann as Anne Jouan * as Aubert * as Bruno Frachon * Olivier Pasquier as Arsène Weber *

Isabelle de Hertogh Isabelle de Hertogh (born 1972) is a Belgian actress. Debut She was a student at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (french: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel) is a hi ...

as Corinne Zacharria *

Gustave Kervern Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine. Life and career In 2004 he wrote, directed, ...

as Kermarec *

Pablo Pauly Pablo Pauly (born 24 January 1991) is a French actor. Theater Filmography References External links * 1991 births Living people French male film actors {{France-actor-stub ...

as Charles-Joseph Oudin * Myriam Azencot as Catherine Haynes * Eddie Chignara as Christophe Laugier * Raphaël Ferret as Fred * Christophe Meynet as David * as Yannick Jobic * Élise Lucet as herself

Reception

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s Leslie Felperin cited the "outsize but empathic central performance" by star Sidse Babett Knudsen in the role of Frachon and the director's ability to handle the film's "intellectually rigorous storytelling" and many characters.

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* 2016 films 2016 drama films 2010s French-language films Biographical films about physicians Drama films based on actual events French drama films Films about medical malpractice Films based on non-fiction books Medical-themed films Films directed by Emmanuelle Bercot 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub

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