Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian

This is a superb, engrossing picture, strange in all the right ways.
-Stephanie Zacharek, the Village Voice
Un film magnifique, sobre et maîtrisé sur les blessures de l'âme et l'amitié.
-Éric Moreault, Le Soleil
Porté par deux acteurs fabuleux et complémentaires.
-Helen Faradji, TFO

Synopsis

Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France during WWII, is admitted to Topeka Military Hospital in Kansas - an institution specializing in mental illness. Although he does not suffer any psychological causes for his painful symptoms, he is diagnosed as schizophrenic. Nevertheless, the hospital management decides to seek the opinion of Georges Devereux, a French anthropologist, psychoanalyst and specialist in Native American culture.

Theatrical Release Date

Original Languages: English
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 117 min.
Year: 2013

CREDITS

CAST
Benicio Del Toro
Gina McKee
Mathieu Amalric
DIRECTED BY
Arnaud Desplechin

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PHOTOS

Mathieu Amalric and Benicio Del Toro in JIMMY P. Photo by Nicole Rivelli. Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mathieu Amalric and Gina McKee in Jimmy P. Photo by Nicole Rivelli. Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Benicio Del Toro and Mathieu Amalric in JIMMY P. Photo by Nicole Rivelli. Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Director Arnaud Desplechin.
Benicio Del Toro and Misty Upham in JIMMY P. Photo by Nicole Rivelli. Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Benicio Del Toro in JIMMY P. Courtesy of Mongrel Media.