The Waiting Room

"One Hospital, Hundreds of stories"

Apr 29 2014 Not Rated 1h 21m
Documentary

The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film - using a blend of cinema verité and characters' voice over - offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, executive staff and caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices. It is a film about fighting for survival when the odds are stacked against you.

Plot

The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film - using a blend of cinema verité and characters' voice over - offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, executive staff and caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices. It is a film about fighting for survival when the odds are stacked against you.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Peter Nicks

Cast

Sean Bennett

Crew

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Awards

5 wins & 5 nominations

Trailers
The Waiting Room Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Documentary Movie HD
Scores
# of Votes
915
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
84
Popularity
NA