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16 November (2017-11-16) – 23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)
Transferts ([tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ], "transfers") is a French science fiction thriller television series created by Claude Scasso and Patrick Benedek in 2017. The show aired for one season on Netflix.
Synopsis
In the near future, Florian, a cabinetmaker and father of two, is taking a trip on a sailboat with his family, when he falls into the water and sinks. He wakes up after five years of being in a coma, in the body of Sylvain, a police captain at the BATI, a special division that tracks down "transferred" people. These are individuals whose spirit, or self, has been transferred from one body to another using a new medical procedure. Originally legalized for therapeutic purposes, "transfers" have since become prohibited following rejections called "counter-transfers", in which transferred patients experience a form of psychosis and turn violent.
Cast and characters
Arieh Worthalter as Captain Sylvain Bernard/Florian Bassot
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Reception
The series received an excellent critical response in France. Le Parisien wrote that it is "a gem of science fiction with a fascinating scenario, a neat universe, and excellent actors. Finally some real (and good) French science fiction!", addedTélé-Loisirs. Télé 7 Jours wrote that it was a "...genre that is rarely seen on French television", and added that the show "stimulates some philosophical questioning".
La Croix opined that Transferts "raises many questions that resonate with current events and takes a critical look at the abuses that lie in wait for us: commodification of the body, security escalation…".
According to Le Monde, "The six episodes imagined by Claude Scasso and Patrick Benedek are appropriate for the time. They are a compilation of all contemporary social fears."
Télérama added, "Transferts creates a universe, explores a theme, deploys a philosophical question, and does not forget the notion of entertainment."
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