POV · SEASON 22
English Surgeon
Episode 10 · 2009-09-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
What is it like to have power over life and death, and yet to struggle with your own humanity? This is the story of acclaimed British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who has traveled to Ukraine for 15 years to treat patients who have been left to die; of his friend and medical colleague in Kyiv who carries on the fight despite official hostility and archaic surgical conditions; and of a young patient who hopes that Henry can save his life. Tense, heartbreaking and humorous, The English Surgeon is a remarkable depiction of one doctor's commitment to relieving suffering and of the emotional turmoil he undergoes in bringing hope to a desperate people.
60 minutes
Season 22 episodes
1. New Muslim Cool2009-06-23
2. Beyond Hatred2009-06-30
3. Life.Support.Music2009-07-07
4. The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court2009-07-14
5. The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)2009-07-21
6. Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go2009-07-28
7. Shorts Program2009-08-18
8. This Way Up2009-08-25
9. Ella es el Matador (She Is the Matador)2009-09-01
10. English Surgeon2009-09-08
11. The Principal Story2009-09-15
12. Bronx Princess2009-09-22
13. The Way We Get By2009-11-11
14. Patti Smith: Dream of Life2009-12-30
