Scalpel, Please
Theoretical chance is not enough...
7.6
8 votes
March 1, 1986
1h 54m
Drama
Overview
An aging professor at a Prague neurological clinic is forced to confront his personal values and the harsh boundaries of medical science. Already burdened by the ultimate questions of life and death, his ethical convictions are put to the test by Víťa, a young patient with an inoperable tumor.
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