Storyline
"It takes courage to accept growing old. It's the response to the cruelty of passing time that I wanted to film." (Xavier Liébard) A group of elderly people decided to live their journey through middle age to the fullest. United in the same small group for over fifteen years, they chose to share their vitality through song with others, those whom old age has excluded from the social, familial, and human experience. Against all odds, "The Joyful Companions" are active and committed to maintaining the social connections that bind them to life. But what strategies, tricks, and struggles they must invent to live old age with hope... Xavier Liébard Director, Writer
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Xavier Liébard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Merry Companions is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
