American Doctor – Films – Visions du Réel

Poh Si Teng
Vereinigte Staaten, Palestine, Malaysia, Katar | 2026 | 92 min
Schweizer Premiere
Sprachen : Englisch, Arabisch
Untertitel : Englisch, Französisch

Das Blutvergiessen durch die israelische Armee in Gaza, geschildert aus der Sicht dreier mutiger amerikanischer Chirurgen mit jüdischem, palästinensischem und pakistanischem Hintergrund. Sie alle waren bereits einmal in Palästina im Einsatz gewesen. Während der trügerischen Waffenruhe Anfang 2025 kehrten sie zurück, um im Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis zu arbeiten, einem der letzten noch funktionierenden Krankenhäuser im Gazastreifen. American Doctor dokumentiert direkt das Grauen des Völkermords.

The bloodshed carried out by the Israeli army in Gaza through the eyes of three brave American surgeons, who had previously been deployed to Palestine and during the illusory ceasefire at the beginning of 2025 returned to serve at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, one of the last hospitals still operating in the Strip. Dr Perlmutter is Jewish, which does not prevent him from using the harshest words when interviewed. Dr Sidhwa, son of Pakistani parents, is also very active advocating on social media. Dr Ahmad comes from a Palestinian family and is concerned about his children's future in Trump's USA. As if their work on the ground were not enough, they also engage in exhausting campaigning back home, trying to make both politicians and citizens aware of the disaster, and claiming the right to the minimum conditions necessary to do their job. They have seen things unlike anything they have experienced before and survived missiles aimed at their medical facilities. They now bear witness to crimes and horrors on behalf of their 1,700 colleagues killed in Gaza.

Sergio Fant

American Doctor, 2026
Busted, 2008