Through interconnected narratives mostly set in a Casablanca public hospital, writer/director Mohcine Besri's ensemble film Urgent explores how helplessness brings the best and the worst out of people. With as a backdrop a broken healthcare system, where an apparent lack of resources and overcrowding issues would push anyone to their most extreme behavior, patients, their families and the medical staff try to get through a challenging day, unaware of the rippling effects they all have on one another. An undeniable symbolism makes every single protagonist an essential piece to the development of the plot, while making it more universal by adding depth. This socially conscious tale is not completely pessimistic thanks to a witty and greatly timed dark sense of humor, which brings release by tempering the dramatic unfairness of the general situation. The compelling writing elevated by the whole cast can't leave the audience indifferent to these deeply human and relatable stories.