The Gift of a Second Wind | 52 min | Documentary | 2024 | France | Director: Laurent Etchamendy
The film addresses a topic of great human and social impact through the lens of sport: the physical and psychological rehabilitation of soldiers wounded in operations abroad once they return home.
The narrative centers on the resilience of the soldiers who, after being hospitalised and treated at the Percy Military Hospital, are faced with the need to rebuild their identity and regain personal balance. In this context, sport becomes a key tool for rehabilitation: adapted physical activities, targeted training, and individual and group sports disciplines become fundamental steps in the journey of recovery.
The film’s protagonists are former soldiers who play themselves, recounting their experiences and showing, through images, the daily struggle to overcome physical and psychological trauma.
