The English Surgeon

Even God Can't Save Everyone

7.9

|2007|93 min

This documentary offers a glimpse into the life of an English neurosurgeon, Henry Marsh, situated in Ukraine, as we are exposed to the overwhelming dilemmas he has to face and the burden he has to carry throughout his profession.

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