Hana Films

Patrick Laine, 68 years old, has been practicing medicine for 35 years in Saulnot, a small town in Haute-Saône. Passionate about his work but worn out, he knows he will have to stop. But no successor has come forward to take over. His last months of practice are becoming increasingly difficult as he approaches what he has always wanted to avoid: leaving his patients without a doctor and without support.

A WhatsApp audio begins, and with it, a downward spiral unfolds. The voice of a woman sinking into a health anxiety attack, quickly entangles a complex labyrinth of fears and emotions. The Spiral is a dive into a lonely ride, an hypnotic escalation towards childhood, family, and the loneliness of “home”. Does home really feel like home?