Dr. Alemán
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Dr. Alemán

5.4 / 10 2008 1h 46mNR English
AdventureDramaThriller

Storyline

Marc, an unexperienced medical doctor from Germany arrives at the Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali, Colombia for his internship and soon finds himself in-between a raging gang war in Siloé, a Cali barrio. In the hospital he has to care mostly for shotgun wounds, while in the streets he falls in love with a stall-holder who cares for some of the children involved in drug trafficking and criminal violence. Alienating his colleagues and his host family while befriending the kids, he soon finds himself trapped in the center of the violent conflict between the gangs and has to come to a decision.

Cast & Crew

August Diehl

August Diehl

Marc

Lead
Marleyda Soto

Marleyda Soto

Wanda

Andrés Parra

Andrés Parra

Hector Luis

Hernán Méndez

Hernán Méndez

Dr. Méndez

DS

David Steven Bravo

Pavlito

VV

Victor Villegas

El Juez

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Schreiber's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Dr. Alemán is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker