The Physician

2014 • 154 minutes

About this movie

When nine-year-old Rob Cole felt the life force slipping from his mother's hand he could not foresee that this terrifying awareness of impending death was a gift that would lead him from the familiar life of 11th-century London to small villages throughout England and finally to the medical school at Ispahan. Though apprenticed to an itinerant barber surgeon (Stellan Skarsgaard), it is the dazzling surgery of a Jewish physician trained by the legendary Persian physician Avicenna (Ben Kingsley) that inspires him to accept his gift and to commit his life to healing by studying at Avicenna's school. Despite the ban on Christian students, Rob goes there, disguising himself as a Jew to gain admission. Gordon has written an adventurous and inspiring tale of a quest for medical knowledge pursued in a violent world full of superstition and prejudice. 2015 Arrow Films

Ratings and reviews

Omg could there be anymore historically inaccurate scenes or cheesy non pausable endings? Maybe it'd be okay if you're really hungover.

Very enjoyable. Well worth the watch.

Good film. Throughly enjoyed it.