The Physician
2013 · 2h 35m · Adventure, Drama, History · Germany · Rated R (US)
A journey out of darkness into light
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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11th centurybased on novel or bookblack deathhistorical figurejew persecutionmedical studentmedievalmedieval englandmedieval physicianmiddle ages (476-1453)persiareligious fundamentalismseljuk turksteacher student relationship
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