Cinema constitutes an important source of data on representations about accompaniment and practices of professionals in the biomedical field, among them nurses. This paper, after a rapid retrospective on the place of these professionals in film history, analyzes more deeply a recent movie from the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, Hable con ella (Talk to her). It discusses some of the ethical issues on accompaniment which can occur in a hospital setting during the treatment of patients in a state of coma.