Near Death

Oct 7 1989 N/A 5h 58m
Documentary

NEAR DEATH is a film about the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. The film is concerned with how people face death. More specifically the film presents the complex interrelationships among patients, families, doctors, nurses, hospital staff and religious advisors as they confront the personal, ethical, medical, psychological, religious and legal issues involved in making decisions about whether or not to give life-sustaining treatment to dying patients.

Plot

Renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman profiles the doctors, nurses, physicians, and patients at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, as he watches medical staff work around the clock trying to provide care and comfort for patients possibly experiencing the last moments of their lives and console family members of the patients in addition.

Written by

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Directed by

Frederick Wiseman

Cast

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Exit Films Inc.

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Scores
# of Votes
292
Average Rating
8.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA