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| name = The English Surgeon |
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| image = Henry.jpg |
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| caption = Surgeon Henry Marsh |
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| director = [[Geoffrey Smith]] |
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| executive producer for the BBC = [[Greg Sanderson]] <br />[[ Nick Fraser]] |
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| producer = [[Geoffrey Smith]] |
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| co-producer = [[Rachel Wexler]] |
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| starring = [[Henry Marsh]] |
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| music = [[Nick Cave]] <br />[[ Warren Ellis]] |
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| editing = [[Kathy O'Shea]] |
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| released = [[October 2007]] |
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| country = {{UK}} |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| website = http://www.theenglishsurgeon.com |
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==Release== |
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The English Surgeon premiered at the London Film Festival, October 1st 2007. |
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==Synopsis== |
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The English [[Surgeon]] is shot in a Ukranian hospital full of desperate patients and makeshift equipment, but it is ultimately not a medical film - it is about a man who openly wrestles with moral and ethical issues which touch every one of us. |
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Henry's emotional journey takes him to visit the mother of a young girl he couldn't save some years ago, intercut with the current dilemma of a young man called Marian, dying of a [[brain tumour]] said to be inoperable in [[Ukraine]], but has come to [[Kiev]] hoping that Henry can save him. He thinks he can, but only if Marian is awake throughout the operation. |
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With an original soundtrack composed and performed by [[Nick Cave]] and [[Warren Ellis (musician)]], the film is set in a bleak Ukranian landscape as Henry and his colleague Igor struggle against massive logistical odds and the wrath of the old [[Soviet]] health system. |
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{{cquote2|quotetext= It’s like selling your soul to the devil, but what can you do? My son had a brain tumour as a baby and I was desperate for someone to help me. I simply can’t walk away from that need in others.|personquoted=Henry Marsh|quotesource=|quotewidth=##px|quoteheight=##px}} |
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==Screenings== |
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==Reviews== |
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==External Links== |
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Revision as of 12:07, 21 March 2008
| The English Surgeon | |
|---|---|
 Surgeon Henry Marsh | |
| Directed by | Geoffrey Smith |
| Produced by | Geoffrey Smith |
| Starring | Henry Marsh |
| Edited by | Kathy O'Shea |
| Music by | Nick Cave Warren Ellis |
Release date | October 2007 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Release
The English Surgeon premiered at the London Film Festival, October 1st 2007.
Synopsis
The English Surgeon is shot in a Ukranian hospital full of desperate patients and makeshift equipment, but it is ultimately not a medical film - it is about a man who openly wrestles with moral and ethical issues which touch every one of us.
Henry's emotional journey takes him to visit the mother of a young girl he couldn't save some years ago, intercut with the current dilemma of a young man called Marian, dying of a brain tumour said to be inoperable in Ukraine, but has come to Kiev hoping that Henry can save him. He thinks he can, but only if Marian is awake throughout the operation.
With an original soundtrack composed and performed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (musician), the film is set in a bleak Ukranian landscape as Henry and his colleague Igor struggle against massive logistical odds and the wrath of the old Soviet health system.
It’s like selling your soul to the devil, but what can you do? My son had a brain tumour as a baby and I was desperate for someone to help me. I simply can’t walk away from that need in others.
— Henry Marsh