Vital Signs (2009 film)
Vital Signs is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Deraspe and released in 2009. The film stars Marie-Hélène Bellavance as Simone, a young woman who responds to the death of her grandmother by abandoning her university studies to volunteer as a caregiver for the dying in a palliative care centre.
The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2009. It was subsequently screened at the Whistler Film Festival, where it won the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature Film, before going into general theatrical release in 2010.
The film received three Prix Jutra nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011, for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Make-Up.
