
The Rebel Surgeon
★ 9 · 2017 · 52m · Documentary · TV Movie
Portrayal of a surgeon who feels stifled by Swedish bureaucracy and relocates to Ethiopia to practice medicine. In a small field hospital, with limited resources, he uses anything at hand to help the patients.
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