Budget
$36,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
$57,284,237
The Physician
The film is set in Persia in the 11th century. In order to learn medicine to cover up his Catholic body, an Englishman joined a medical school in Isbahan that only admits Muslims and Jews. The teacher he followed was named Avicenna, a famous Islamic scientist, thinker and doctor in history. There are more than 200 books by Avicenna, the most famous of which is "The Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Science", which was a high-level encyclopedia at the time; the other great book is "The Classic of Medicine", which was regarded as medicine in Western countries until the 17th century. The classics still have reference value. "The Physician" combines epic and fiction to show the fearless spirit of a group of people to explore true knowledge in that century ruled by ignorance and superstition.
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- Release date December 5, 2014
- Filming locations Morocco
- Production companies UFA Fiction, ARD Degeto Film, Beta Cinema
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By Dallas 2022-12-24 14:47:51
Foreigners also play with the past and satirize the present
Those who understand international politics can probably see the implication of using the past to satirize the present. In the film, the rich student drinking, the tyrant who protects science, and the radical fundamentalist correspond to reality one by one. The student corresponds to the secular school. Tyrants are like Mubarak, Saddam, Bashar, Musharraf and others. Although tyrants are tyrannical, they modernize the country.
The radicals are equivalent to the Taliban, IS and others,... -
By Milan 2022-12-12 19:54:52
The Chinese translation is "Mystery Doctor", I watched it in the middle of the night, and the director was Philipp Stölzl.
The picture is quite beautiful, and the story is quite a pity. In the film, the prosperity of the Arab world before the N century can not help people think of China in the Tang and Song dynasties before the N century. We also developed! Even today, the library in the Paris mosque is a treasure trove. The attitude of Muslim friends is still quite friendly (much more... -
By Henri 2022-12-08 08:09:52
A Christian, disguised as a Jew, infiltrated the Muslim world, then obtained Tinder's medical technology and brought it back to the Christian world.
To tell the truth, the whole story is a little absurd, starting from the witch doctor-level performance, and then suddenly the protagonist hangs up and sees dead people. Then he longed for the medical technology of the Muslim world, killed him, and inexplicably committed adultery. Inexplicably, he was attacked with a plague, and...
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By Stella 2022-11-26 14:55:09
I personally prefer this kind of epic movies with historical themes, but now there are relatively few films of this kind, and on the other hand, there are too many fictions based on history, combining fiction and reality, such as the Kingdom of Heaven.
This is actually a movie with a similar theme to the Kingdom of Heaven. It uses historical interpretation to seek reconciliation and show favor to the YSL world. However, compared to the reconciliation between Christianity and YSL in the... -
By Ewald 2022-11-15 07:25:49
A tyrant's road to self-salvation and sublimation
This film is hardly known in China, and there are even few people who do Chinese subtitles (of course, it may also be related to the current "copyright protection" action of Radio and Television). I watched this film because of the rebellious mentality of young people. Even if they always go against the trend, don't chase popular movies, and focus on unpopular watching, even if some of them are really boring, it's better than invisibly begging some popular movies. It was with this naive...
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By Deonte 2023-09-28 12:23:03
This does not represent the highest level of German cinema, but it is a model of historical...
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By Jamarcus 2023-09-03 11:44:23
Un bambino di nome Rob Cole vede morire la propria madre di “mal di fianco” – la futura appendicite – e si mette in viaggio con un guaritore e saltimbanco ambulante (Stellan Skarsgård) cominciando così ad inseguire il sogno di saper curare il...
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By Garland 2023-08-21 22:36:36
Sure enough, it was German films. Ancient religious rule was too serious. Foreign countries were oppressed by religion, but people were still very creative. Does this culture teach us to be more critical and more innovative? The book written by the Americans said that the British went to the Middle East to study medicine. Germans filmed it. The movie Tom Payne is...
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By Jeanette 2023-06-29 19:41:49
Watched a Spanish-language film made by Germans in English in the Arab world. The male lead is so attractive, extra...
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By Justus 2023-06-27 03:27:31
Our Chinese medicine practitioners also use acupuncture to treat cataracts, so why not learn Chinese...
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Rob Cole: [looking at Ispahan on a world map] How long would it take me to get there?
Jew in Caravan: Over a year. First you will have to go the south coast of England, then you cross the Channel, then you walk through France, and take a sailboat along the coast of Africa. Then you arrive in Egypt. And here... you will be killed.
Rob Cole: Why?
Jew in Caravan: From this point, the Muslim world begins. Arabia, Persia... But Christians have been banished from everywhere, only we Jews are tolerated. My condolences. You worship the wrong God.
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Rob Cole: May the Lord have mercy upon me. Bless me in my long and dangerous journey. Let not the waves engulf me, nor sea monsters devour me. Let not bandits slit my throat, or wolves eat me alive. Let me not starve or get lost in the dark woods or cold mountains. And please let Jesus forgive me. That I shall deny my faith and soil myself with sin. To serve your creation and glory.
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Ibn Sina: You seem more interested in medicine than my other patients.
Rob Cole: I've come to be a student of Ibn Sina.
Ibn Sina: Have you now?
Rob Cole: I've been told he's the greatest healer in all the world.
Ibn Sina: No he's not that great. Quite ordinary, really.
Rob Cole: Do you know him?
Ibn Sina: A little better each day.
