Amid the nation's ongoing debate over health care reform, this bracing new documentary examines the everyday realities of Americans who lack access to affordable medical treatment. Filmed during three days in the operation of a "no-cost" clinic set up annually at Bristol, Tennessee's NASCAR speedway, Remote Area Medical documents the range of medical care the eponymous organization provides to low-income patients in the heart of Appalachia.
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Remote Area Medical was released in 2013 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving Remote Area Medical (2013) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 69%, Remote Area Medical is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2013, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2013 with similar scores include films like Iron Man 3, The Book Thief and Trance.
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