ecounting her personal story as a young girl who spent her childhood in rehabilitation centres alongside her severely disabled father, the director confronts her traumatic memories with the exceptional experimentation developed at REHAB in Basel by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron.
Proposing highly specialized treatment for physical and neurological disabilities, this hospital has become a model of a kind thanks to its holistic approach of rehabilitation addressing with the same level of attention physical care and mental well-being.
A sensitive and personal reflection that questions the way hospitals think spaces of care for the most vulnerable ones.
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- “Powerful and moving!” - Wallpaper
- “The new film by architecture’s pre-eminent filmmakers is an exploration of Rehab clinic for neurorehabilitation in Basel. The humanity and the joy in simple things, a garden, a breeze, the skylights which allow patients to enjoy views of the clouds from their beds, is abundant and allowed to shine through without words. Wonderful and poignant" - Financial Times
- “A fascinating film that hardly seems to be about architecture at all, but it’s an excellent attempt to show what architecture is really about. Admirable!" - The Guardian
- “So poignant and wonderful!” - Building Design
- “The message is clear: architecture is not a machine, but a part of the environment that affects the body down to the very ends of the nervous system - and thus the well-being that is part of the healing process. Impressive!" - Swissinfo
- “Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine, are good at storytelling with images that are different from all the others, mixed with poetry, surrealism, humor and satirical criticism”. - Mottimes
- “The film, by astute documentary makers Bêka & Lemoine, brings out the human life of the place, focusing on the stories of some patients, and the multiple ways that the building supports their recovery.” - The Guardian
- “This subtle and delicate film powerfully demonstrates that when you have a disability, you start to see space differently. Life moves at a slower pace and space becomes infinite. It raises the question to what extent architectural space can positively influence people’s lives". - Harm Tilman
- “Rehab from rehab is a film about how architecture can attempt to accommodate a radical change in the body. It is a poetic and touching testimony to how architecture can improve lives. So poignant." - RA Magazine
- “Another nice and calm film with an excellent soundtrack by the masters Beka and Lemoine, who excel in focusing on the life of animals, nature and people in and around buildings. Heartbreaking!" - Politiken
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* Best Film Award
Venice Architecture Film Festival, 2024
Official Selection
Ji.hlava IDFF International Competition, Opus Bonus, 2023 | CPH:DOX, Copenhagen, 2024 | FIFA Festival International du Film sur l’Art | ADFF, New York, 2023 | Cork International Film Festival, Cork, 2024 | Crossing Europe Film Festival, Linz 2024 | Arquiteturas Film Festival, Porto, 2024 | Architexture, Bologna 2024 | IIDA Healthcare Forum, New York, 2024 | Bergen IFF 2024 | Urban Eye film festival, Bucarest, 2024 | Festival Close Up, Paris 2024...