The Physician (2013)

In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.

Director:

Philipp Stölzl

Writers:

Jan Berger, Noah Gordon (novel)

Stars:

Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez

Cast

Credited cast:
Ben Kingsley	...	Ibn Sina
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Barber
Olivier Martinez	...	Shah Ala ad-Daula
Emma Rigby	...	Rebecca
Michael Jibson	...	Stratford Monk
Tom Payne	...	Rob Cole
Elyas M'Barek	...	Karim
Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni	...	Mirdin's Father
Dominique Moore	...	Despina
Makram Khoury	...	Imam
Fahri Yardim	...	Davout Hossein
Michael Marcus	...	Mirdin
Mourad Zaoui	...	The shah messenger
Adam Thomas Wright	...	Young Rob Cole
Ian T. Dickinson	...	Father

Storyline

When nine-year-old Rob Cole felt the life force slipping from his mother's hand he could not foresee that this terrifying awareness of impending death was a gift that would lead him from the familiar life of 11th-century London to small villages throughout England and finally to the medical school at Ispahan. Though apprenticed to an itinerant barber surgeon, it is the dazzling surgery of a Jewish physician trained by the legendary Persian physician Avicenna that inspires him to accept his gift and to commit his life to healing by studying at Avicenna's school. Despite the ban on Christian students, Rob goes there, disguising himself as a Jew to gain admission. Gordon has written an adventurous and inspiring tale of a quest for medical knowledge pursued in a violent world full of superstition and prejudice.

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Plot Keywords:

apprentice | christian | persia | disguise | jew | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 2013 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Der Medicus

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARD Degeto Film, UFA Cinema

Technical Specs

Color:

Color