Human Touch (2017)
장르 : 드라마
상영시간 : 7분
연출 : Xavier Brydges
시놉시스
Two withdrawn individuals constantly seeking human connection, role-play their first accidental encounters
죽음을 앞둔 환자들을 돌보는 호스피스 간호사, 데이비드. 그는 누구보다 자신의 환자들에게 헌신하며, 다른 간호사들과 달리 환자들의 삶에 아주 깊숙이 개입한다. 자신이 맡은 환자에 따라 아픈 아내를 잃은 남편이었다가, 죽은 형을 그리워하는 건축가가 되기도 하는 그는 정작 본인의 삶에는 관심을 두지 않는다. 그런 데이비드의 태도가 과하다고 생각한 환자의 가족들은 우연한 사건으로 인한 오해로 그를 환자 학대로 고소하고, 결국 그는 직장을 잃게 된다. 이후 그를 믿는 지인의 소개로 다시 간호 일을 이어나가는 데이비드. 하지만 새로운 환자는 그의 과거를 캐내려 하고, 심지어 과거를 이용해 그가 감당하기 힘든 요구를 하기 시작하는데……
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