Chronic

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michel Franco directs. Yves Cape behind the camera. Julio Perez IV cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Mexico. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 11 years ago.
• 2International production across 2 countries: France, Mexico.
• 3Directed by Michel Franco, shot by Yves Cape. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Editor Julio Perez IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Tim Roth and Sarah Sutherland and Robin Bartlett carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "The last patient".
• 7IMDB entry: tt3850496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
• 9Classified under 19 themes, including "nurse", "moral ambiguity", "architect", "past".

The technical file

Cinematography

Yves Cape

Editing

Julio Perez IV

Production design

Matt Luem

Costume design

Diaz Jacobs

Runtime

93 min · 1h 33m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Chronic (2015) ↗

Also by

Michel Franco

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  Memory

  2023 · ★ 7.0
• 
  Daniel & Ana

  2009 · ★ 6.7
• 
  After Lucia

  2012 · ★ 6.6
• 
  New Order

  2020 · ★ 6.4
• 
  Sundown

  2022 · ★ 6.2
• 
  Dreams

  2025 · ★ 6.1

Stills · wallpapers

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Chronic - Official Trailer (2016)

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• VA

  Vamonos Films

• ST

  Stromboli Films

  FR

Key crew

• Costume DesignDiaz Jacobs
• Line ProducerChris Stinson
• ProducerMichel Franco
• Set DecorationMadelaine Frezza
• ProducerGabriel Ripstein
• CastingSusan Shopmaker
• ProducerMoisés Zonana
• Production DesignMatt Luem
• Art DirectionNicolas Kelley
• ProducerGina Kwon
• CastingMatthew Lessall
• EditorJulio Perez IV
• Co-ProducerDavid Zonana
• Co-ProducerAmy Greene
• Art DirectionDanielle Laubach
• StuntsGianni Biasetti Sr.
• StuntsAmy Greene
• Production ManagerAmy Greene
• Stunt DriverDerek Johnson
• StuntsKevin Derr
• Stunt DriverMichael Owen
• Stunt DoubleDanny Downey

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• nurse
• moral ambiguity
• architect
• past
• man
• terminal illness
• patient
• guilt
• character study
• terminal care
• remorse
• lonely
• fired
• connection
• vocation
• home care nurse
• male nurse
• complaint
• hospice

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2015-10-21· Chicago International Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)2016-09-23· New York
• Physical2017-02-28R