In 11th-century Persia, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.In 11th-century Persia, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.In 11th-century Persia, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Makram Khoury
- Imam
- (as Makram J. Khoury)
Adam Thomas Wright
- Rob Cole (10 Years)
- (as Adam Wright)
Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni
- Mirdin's Father
- (as Mehdi Ouazzani)
Fatima Herandi Raouya
- Mirdin's Mother
- (as Fatima Harrandi)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the West, Ibn Sinna is referred to as Avicenna. He is renowned as a foundational figure in the history of medicine.
- GoofsMuslims never gave "sajda" (bending with their head down on ground) in front of their kings/shah. At most they bend a little while standing.
- Alternate versionsGerman TV version runs approx. 30 minutes longer.
- SoundtracksAmor es Aquella Cosa
Lyrics by Schirin Partowi
Music Composed by Ingo Frenzel and Schirin Partowi
Performed by Schirin Partowi
Orchestra: Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Featured review
Beautiful and entertaining
If you have not read the book (like me) you will probably not be disappointed, otherwise you should probably read the review of somebody who read the book before.
This movie had a lot going for it: beautiful scenery (and a likewise beautiful Emma Rigby), credibility and oriental charisma. It was educative about the founding days of modern medicine/surgery and very nicely crafted overall. Ben Kingsley was grand as usual and the other cast was very convincing as well.
There are not a lot of negative aspects I can find here. Some parts in the late first half of the movie are not very suspenseful but it picks up very nicely from then on.
Another small issue for me was that there were a few too many saved-at- the-very-last-moment scenes (not as many as in The Hobbit II, which was a great movie anyways)
I just hope that this movie is as successful as it deserves to be (which I am not sure about since there were only 4 other people attending the Friday afternoon show in my hometown).
Great movie. I recommend it highly!
This movie had a lot going for it: beautiful scenery (and a likewise beautiful Emma Rigby), credibility and oriental charisma. It was educative about the founding days of modern medicine/surgery and very nicely crafted overall. Ben Kingsley was grand as usual and the other cast was very convincing as well.
There are not a lot of negative aspects I can find here. Some parts in the late first half of the movie are not very suspenseful but it picks up very nicely from then on.
Another small issue for me was that there were a few too many saved-at- the-very-last-moment scenes (not as many as in The Hobbit II, which was a great movie anyways)
I just hope that this movie is as successful as it deserves to be (which I am not sure about since there were only 4 other people attending the Friday afternoon show in my hometown).
Great movie. I recommend it highly!
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- eickhoff-jens
- Dec 27, 2013
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- Tabib: Ibn Sino shogirdi
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- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $36,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $57,284,237
- Runtime2 hours 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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