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Scalpel, Please
“Theoretical chance is not enough...”
7.6 / 10• 1986• 1h 54m•NR• Czech
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Miroslav Macháček
Surgeon
Lead
Jana Brejchová
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Barbara Brylska
Med. assistant
Radoslav Brzobohatý
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Ondřej Pavelka
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Jana Krausová
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Emma Černá
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DK
Daniel Krcho
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jiří Svoboda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Scalpel, Please is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
