The English Surgeon (2009)

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NR | 1 hr 34 mins | Documentary, Foreign | Released: 7/24/2009

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Synopsis:

Henry is one of London's foremost brain surgeons, but despite being a pioneer in his field he stills rides an old pushbike to work and worries himself sick about the damage he can inflict on his patients. "When push comes to shove we can afford to lose an arm or a leg, but I am operating on people's thoughts and feelings and if something goes wrong I can destroy that person's character forever". Driven by the need to help others where he can, Henry has been going out to Kyiv for over 15 years to help improve upon the medieval brain surgery he witnessed there during his first visit in 1992. Today the patients see him as the great savior from the West, desperate parents want him to save their child, and his Ukrainian colleague Igor Kurilets sees him as a guru and a benefactor. But for all the direct satisfaction he gets from going, Henry also sees grossly misdiagnosed patients, children who he can't save, and a lack of equipment and trained supporting staff. "It's like selling your soul to the devil, but what can you do? My son had a brain tumor as a baby and I was desperate for someone to help me. I simply can't walk away from that need in others".

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/24/2009

Director	Credit
Geoffrey Smith	Director
Cast	Credit
Dr Henry Marsh	Himself
Igor Kurilets	Himself
Marian Dolishny	Himself
Production Credits	Credit
Geoffrey Smith	Producer
Rachel Wexler	Co-Producer
Greg Sanderson	Executive Producer
Nick Fraser	Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bungalow Town	Production Company
Eyeline Films	Production Company
BBC/Storyville	Production Company
ITVS International	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Roco Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Film Camera	Credit
Graham Day	Cinematographer
Anatoly Gagramanov	Camera
Music	Credit
Nick Cave	Original Music
Gerard McCann	Music Editor
Warren Ellis	Original Music
Sound	Credit
Darrell Briggs	Sound Recordist

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