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Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma

Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 30mNot Rated
Documentary
7.6
IMDB Rating
137 votes

Acclaimed doctor James Orbinski, former head of Doctors Without Borders, returns to Africa to confront the harsh reality of conditions there and explores what it means to be a humanitarian.

Director
Patrick Reed
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Release Date
January 18, 2008
Language
English
Country
Canada
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
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🎬 Technical Specs

Production
CanWest Global Television Network, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), White Pine Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

doctor

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

The Story of Haunted Humanitarian Hero
by JustCuriosity2008-03-10
9/10

"Triage had its regional premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. It is a fascinating film of a man who has confronted man's inhumanity to man and is haunted by the horrors that he has witnessed. Canadian doctor James Organski, who went on to serve as the international President of Doctors without Borders, served with that same organization amidst the horrors of the famine in Somalia in 1993 and the depths of that hell of earth known as the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. He saw more evil that most of us confront in a lifetime. The documentary documents his return trip - both physica..."

📖 Synopsis

Acclaimed doctor James Orbinski, former head of Doctors Without Borders, returns to Africa to confront the harsh reality of conditions there and explores what it means to be a humanitarian.