The Physician
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, 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.
- genus: Adventure, Drama, History
- Studio: Pixomondo, UFA Cinema, CinePostproduction, Cine Mobil, ARD Degeto, ARD
- keyword: based on novel or book, persia, jew persecution, historical figure, religious fundamentalism, teacher student relationship, middle ages (476-1453), medieval, black death, medical student, 11th century, medieval england, medieval physician, seljuk turks
- cast: Tom Payne, Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Catherine Rigby, Elyas M'Barek
