Lebanese cancer doctor gets standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival

Lebanese-born doctor Gabriel Sara attends a press conference for 'De son Vivant' (Peaceful) during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival
Lebanese-born doctor Gabriel Sara attends a press conference for 'De son Vivant' (Peaceful) during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival

It’s not unusual to find non-professional actors breaking out at the Cannes Film Festival. But those who do, don’t often come with a medical degree. In De Son Vivant (Peaceful), the new film from French director Emmanuelle Bercot, a man refuses to accept his terminal illness. The cancer specialist who handholds him through this torturous process is played by real-life oncologist Dr Gabriel Sara, a Lebanese-born medic who has lived in New York for the past 40 years.

via the National News