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Scalpel, Please (1986)

Scalpel, Please (1986)

Drama

Theoretical chance is not enough...

Release Date: 1986, March 1
Directors: Jiří Svoboda
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast: Barbara Brylska, József Ropog, Jakub Zdeněk, Marie Durnová, Miroslav Macháček, Jiří Němeček, František Uhlíř, Eduard Spáčil, Ivan Dominák, Monika Franková, Soňa Macková, Martin Pastor

Overview:

A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of life and death. The film is adapted from a novel by Valja Stýblová, in which the author draws upon her personal experiences as a former neurosurgeon. The protagonist of this drama is an ageing professor, based at a Prague neurological clinic, who is haunted by issues concerning his own principles and values, and also by the case of a young patient, Víťa, afflicted with an inoperable tumour.

Keywords:

based on novel or book family doctor hospital operation medical drama patient brain tumor