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American Doctor

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AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians--Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian--friends who couldn't be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

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Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com 1d
It is a formidable debut, an unflinching view of a story we’ve heard about but might not fully understand unless our social media feeds show us these testimonies. Go to Full Review Murtada Elfadl Variety Jan 27
It is a necessary watch because it dares its audience not to look away, forcing the question not only of whose story is told, but whose deaths matter and make headlines. Go to Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25
What makes American Doctor stand out is how it eschews the bigger picture to focus primarily on the practical, and often hard-to-watch, reality of surgeons trying to save lives in the operating room. Go to Full Review Sara Clements Next Best Picture 20h
8/10
It is a compelling, necessary piece of cinema that demands we find our humanity before the hourglass runs out. Go to Full Review Sean P. Means The Movie Cricket 1d
3.5/4
Poh Si Teng, who’s also one of the movie’s five cinematographers, captures the daily grind and panic of the doctors and nurses trying to keep people alive. The film also labors to keep the doctors’ political leanings at arm’s length Go to Full Review Therese Lacson Collider 1d
9/10
Teng's feature directorial debut is a required watch, one that puts the deaths of those most innocent in your face and leaves you utterly devastated as a reminder of what has become Palestinians' unnatural new normal. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Poh Si Teng

Director

Thaer Ahmad

Self

Mark Perlmutter

Self

Feroze Sidhwa

Self

Ema Ryan Yamazaki

Film Editor

Suad Bushnaq

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Synopsis AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians--Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian--friends who couldn't be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.
Director
Poh Si Teng
Producer
Poh Si Teng, Kirstine Barfod, Reem Haddad
Production Co
Elk Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m