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The Physician

7.3/10

Rating

155 min

Runtime

2013

Release Year

Philipp Stölzl

Director

Cast

Tom Payne, Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Rigby

Quick Synopsis

In England in the year 1021, Robert Cole grows up in a poor mining town and vows to become a physician to fight illness and death. Over many difficult years, he faces numerous challenges and makes significant sacrifices in his pursuit of medical knowledge. His journey eventually takes him to the distant city of Isfahan in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, a renowned healer considered the greatest of his era.

Detailed Synopsis of The Physician

England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.

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