You Don't Back Down
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You Don't Back Down

8.0 / 10 1965 28mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

In Nigeria, a young Canadian doctor serves in a local mission hospital and learns much from the experience. Stationed abroad under the Canadian University Service Overseas Plan, Dr. Alex McMahon and his schoolteacher wife find every day a fresh challenge. An interesting study of intercultural help.

Cast & Crew

DA

Dr. Alex McMahon

Self

Lead

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Owen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. You Don't Back Down is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker