A Saguenay man at the end of his life had the opportunity to watch the popular film “Dune II” at a private screening directly on producer Denis Villeneuve's laptop before his death.
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This unlikely and touching story was told by Josée Gagnon, an actress and therapist who supports patients at the end of life.
On her Facebook page, the woman said she had examined all options to get the man to Montreal for palliative care, but the patient's condition did not allow him to travel.
Then the impossible happened: “Denis Villeneuve’s assistant arrived on the plane with the laptop on a Tuesday morning.” […] “We handed over our cell phones, signed releases, closed the curtains, then the dying man could watch Dune II alone with a friend who was in charge of the house,” we can read.
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Ms. Gagnon adds that immediately after the viewing, the assistant took back her tears and her laptop and immediately left by plane “with a heart full of this story.”
The heartfelt story was shared and liked by thousands of people on social media, including members of the palliative care team in Saguenay, where the man died.