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POV: The English Surgeon DVD

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Item #: WC1552
What is it like to have God like surgical powers, yet to struggle against your own humanity? What is it like to try and save a life, and yet to fail? Shot in a Ukrainian hospital full of desperate patients, The English Surgeon is an intimate portrait of brain surgeon Henry Marsh as he wrestles with the dilemmas of the ... More
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What is it like to have God like surgical powers, yet to struggle against your own humanity? What is it like to try and save a life, and yet to fail? Shot in a Ukrainian hospital full of desperate patients, The English Surgeon is an intimate portrait of brain surgeon Henry Marsh as he wrestles with the dilemmas of the doctor patient relationship, and openly confronts moral and ethical issues which touch every one of us.

Original soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Producer: Geoffrey Smith
Production Year: 2009
Copyright Year: 2009
Rating: TV-14
Number of Discs: 1
Length: 93 minutes
Audio Format: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen

4 Reviews
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Jim
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
wow
Review by Jim on 07/17/20 review stating wow
I dont think any film has ever reached down into the bowels of my moral fiber such as this. Perhaps the most thought provoking emotional roller-coaster I have ever sat through.
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Sheena
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Im left speechless and mesmerized
Review by Sheena on 07/17/20 review stating Im left speechless and mesmerized
Please watch this movie. There are angels in this world living among us and this doctor is one of them.
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Alex
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Astonishing!
Review by Alex on 07/17/20 review stating Astonishing!
A very compelling story about a doctor determined to do the right thing. This film moved me to tears, outraged me and made me laugh all. I highly recommend it. Bravo!
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Antiq
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
MOST OUTSTANDING FILM OF THE YEAR!
Review by Antiq on 07/17/20 review stating MOST OUTSTANDING FILM OF THE YEAR!
I AM PURCHASING THIS FOR MY DOCTOR TO SHOW TO HIS PHYSICIAN STUDENTS! YOU SHOULD TOO! DOCTORS NEED GOOD EXAMPLES TOO.

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Antiq reviewed POV: The English Surgeon DVD
5 star rating
MOST OUTSTANDING FILM OF THE YEAR!
Review by Antiq review stating MOST OUTSTANDING FILM OF THE YEAR!
I AM PURCHASING THIS FOR MY DOCTOR TO SHOW TO HIS PHYSICIAN STUDENTS! YOU SHOULD TOO! DOCTORS NEED GOOD EXAMPLES TOO.
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Alex reviewed POV: The English Surgeon DVD
5 star rating
Astonishing!
Review by Alex review stating Astonishing!
A very compelling story about a doctor determined to do the right thing. This film moved me to tears, outraged me and made me laugh all. I highly recommend it. Bravo!
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Sheena reviewed POV: The English Surgeon DVD
5 star rating
Im left speechless and mesmerized
Review by Sheena review stating Im left speechless and mesmerized
Please watch this movie. There are angels in this world living among us and this doctor is one of them.

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