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The Physician (2013)

★ 7.2R150 min

2013 German film

The Physician (German: Der Medicus) is a 2013 German historical drama film based on the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon. The film, co-written and directed by Philipp Stölzl, focuses on an orphan from an 11th-century English town whose mother died of side sickness. The boy vows to study medicine and decides to travel to Persia.

The film stars Tom Payne, Ben Kingsley (as physician Ibn Sina), Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, and Emma Rigby in lead roles.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Physician about?
The Physician (2013) — 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
Is The Physician based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Physician scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.