Living in Emergency (2008)

Original title

Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders

Directed by

Mark N. Hopkins

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows western doctors working in conflict zones for Doctors Without Borders. It shows them dealing with extreme conditions, scarce supplies, and hard decisions in the field.

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What happens

Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Mark N. Hopkins. It was among the 15 documentaries shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 82nd Academy Awards. It is the first uncensored film about Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF or Doctors Without Borders) and seeks to viscerally portray the real life of western doctors in the field as they confront the many difficulties and dilemmas of working in extreme conditions with limited resources. Although Living in Emergency is a cinema verité documentary film, it has been compared to fictional films like M*A*S*H (1970) and the TV series House. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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