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Available until 11/22/2024 A set of organs and tissues essential to our survival, the immune system is gradually revealing its secrets and offering therapeutic hope against many pathologies, such as cancer. An investigation into one of the great mysteries of the human body. Essential to our survival in the same way as the heart and lungs, a set of organs and tissues as complex as it is fascinating, our immune system protects us from pathogens, harmful substances and malignant cellular changes. However, it can also become aggressive and turn against the body. So what is the reason for this surprising duplicity? Is it possible to strengthen it without overstimulating it? Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the immune system has been the subject of numerous scientific studies: it offers great hope for healing against autoimmune diseases, allergies and even cancers. International hopes In 2023, in her documentary Paternity: What Does Science Say?, Larissa Klinker explored the hormonal, neuronal and psychological upheavals that men can experience during their partner's pregnancy. Still in the field of health, the German director continues her work of popularization by shedding light on one of the greatest mysteries of the human body. Through interviews with a pediatrician from Hamburg, a Parisian immunologist, a cardiologist from New York and an oncologist from Heidelberg, she also highlights the international dimension of research devoted to the immune system, the complexity of which never ceases to amaze scientists. Documentary by Larissa Klinker (Germany, 2024, 53 mins) #infections #health #arte Subscribe to the ARTE channel / @arte Follow us on social media! Facebook: / artetv Twitter: / artefr Instagram: / artefr