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Quelle pilule!

Ce court métrage documentaire fait état des découvertes d’étudiants d'une classe de science, qui enquêtent sur la surmédicalisation des aînées. Pourquoi cette ruée du troisième âge vers la santé artificielle? Qui entretient le mythe trompeur de la pilule-miracle... et au profit de qui? Médecins? Pharmaciens? Compagnies pharmaceutiques? Vivre ses émotions et ses sentiments, bien dormir et bien manger, s'accepter et conserver son enthousiasme, à 65 ans et plus, est-ce possible, sans drogues?
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Ce court métrage documentaire fait état des découvertes d’étudiants d'une classe de science, qui enquêtent sur la surmédicalisation des aînées. Pourquoi cette ruée du troisième âge vers la santé artificielle? Qui entretient le mythe trompeur de la pilule-miracle... et au profit de qui? Médecins? Pharmaciens? Compagnies pharmaceutiques? Vivre ses émotions et ses sentiments, bien dormir et bien manger, s'accepter et conserver son enthousiasme, à 65 ans et plus, est-ce possible, sans drogues?

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  • director
    Sylvie Van Brabant
  • script
    Sylvie Van Brabant
  • producer
    Chantal Bowen
  • executive producer
    Josée Beaudet
    Ginny Stikeman
    Rina Fraticelli
  • camera
    François Beauchemin
  • sound
    Esther Auger
    Diane Carrière
  • editing
    Pierre Bernier
  • sound editing
    André Galbrand
  • sound mixer
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • animation
    Francine Desbiens
  • music
    Claude de Chevigny
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