The Physician

Name: The Physician
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 2013-12-25
Duration: 2 h 35 min

A journey out of darkness into light

2013· 155 min15

AdventureDramaHistory

England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole 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.

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based on novel or book persia jew persecution historical figure religious fundamentalism teacher student relationship middle ages (476-1453)medieval black death medical student

Part of The Physician Collection

Collection of historical drama films based on the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon. The films focus 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.