American Doctor
USA, State of Palestine, Malaysia, Qatar, Denmark 2026
Dir: Poh Si Teng
Documentary
English, Arabic / 93m
In cinemas from 20 November
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American Doctor follows three prominent medics as they travel to Gaza to volunteer in hospitals overwhelmed by war. The three friends couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives. Palestinian-American emergency doctor Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Jewish American orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Zoroastrian trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific.
As they work to save lives amid bombardment, medical shortages and personal danger, the doctors find themselves caught between medicine and politics, compelled not only to heal the wounded but to speak out about what they witness. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress in Washington. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it can make a difference: the United States.
Winner: Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival Amnesty International Award and the Audience Award
Honourable Mention: CPH:DOX HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD
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“An emotional gut-punch portrait of life during conflict”
— Screen Daily
“A humanitarian story - one in which medicine and moral decency take precedence over partisanship”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“A necessary watch”
— Variety