Review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008) by Tim G — 09 Aug 2011

Depressing yet informative. At the same time limited, unfortunately.

This review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008) was written by Tim G on 09 Aug 2011.

Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders has generally received positive reviews.

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Review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008)

By Corey Hall (192) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 22 Jun 2010

Some of the purely medical scenes here will test your capacity for human suffering, but that's a minuscule impression of horrors these doctors…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 17 Jun 2010

There's a bit of a gore factor here, obviously, but this is mostly a movie about brave people trying to hang on to their hearts while saving others…

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Review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008)

By Patty M (79) on 15 Dec 2009

Excellent, excellent documentary…

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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 03 Jun 2010

Dynamic, informal and observant yet, while never grueling, it offers a constant provocative contrast between backgrounds of spectacular and…

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By Matthew S (2,399) on 18 Dec 2013

Rather than going in depth, Living in Emergency is loaded with examples to demonstrate various ways it is difficult to treat people in poor…

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 04 Jan 2012

Not to be heartless but I didn't find it to be too compelling or say/show anything I wouldn't have guessed or expected…

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Review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008)

By Keithlee S (1) on 15 Mar 2011

A great movie. It's beautifully unwelcoming, truthful and brash. I believe all should see this film…

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Review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008)

By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 03 Jun 2010

The extent of the need around the world is so enormous and overwhelming that the efforts of the doctors in this sobering film seem both vitally…

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Review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 16 Jun 2010

Free of grandstanding and sentimentality, this powerful 2008 documentary follows missions to Liberia and the Congo undertaken by volunteers…

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Review of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2008)

By Tina C (324) on 21 Jul 2011

A rather mediocre documentary about an extraordinary topic. Interesting for those that want to know more about this type of work…

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