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  • 2015
  • PG
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2015
  • PG
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary Benjamin (Vincent Lacoste) begins his internship at the hospital run by his father. Confident and determined that he will quickly become a successful doctor, Benjamin soon realizes that the reality of the medical world is a lot grimmer than what he had imagined. He is also overshadowed by his co-junior partner Abdel (Reda Kateb), a forei...

Directed By: Thomas Lilti

Written By: Pierre Chosson, Baya Kasmi, Shérazade Khalladi, Julien Lilti, Thomas Lilti

  • 2015
  • PG
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2015
  • PG
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Benjamin (Vincent Lacoste) begins his internship at the hospital run by his father. Confident and determined that he will quickly become a successful doctor, Benjamin soon realizes that the reality of the medical world is a lot grimmer than what he had imagined. He is also overshadowed by his co-junior partner Abdel (Reda Kateb), a forei...

Directed By: Thomas Lilti

Written By: Pierre Chosson, Baya Kasmi, Shérazade Khalladi, Julien Lilti, Thomas Lilti

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91
Jul 9, 2015
A sobering look at the bureaucratic trials and life-and-death decisions rookie doctors face on their daily rounds.
By Chris Nashawaty FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 9, 2015
While the story arc of Hippocrates is not especially remarkable, the film works best in its depiction of life in the bowels of the hospital, which the public never visits.
By Charles Gant FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 17, 2015
Thorny issues regarding patient-caregiver relationships, cost-vs.-care tensions, and morality-vs.-rules dynamics are handled with a minimum of didacticism by Lilti, whose handheld camerawork provides a measure of immediacy without calling undue attention to itself.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 6, 2015
Hippocrates loses its nerve with a facile climax that betrays the depth of what precedes it, yet there are few things more fascinating than when competent professionals disagree, especially if we appreciate the source of their impasse.
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63
Jul 17, 2015
While it has considerable charms, Hippocrates is just too predictable.
By Tirdad Derakhshani FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 18, 2015
Hippocrates unfolds pretty much like an average episode of “ER,” though with more French flag waving and less storeroom romancing.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 9, 2015
The result may honour the daily reality of medical professionals – the finale’s a credibly fractious staff meeting – but it makes for a patchy, hesitant dispatch, more “er …” than ER.
By Mike McCahill FULL REVIEW

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Production Company 31 Juin Films, France 2 Cinéma, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Agence Nationale pour la Cohésion Sociale et l'Egalité des Chances (ACSE), Fonds Images de la Diversité, La Région Île-de-France, Le Pacte, Sofica Manon 3, Palatine Étoile 10, Palatine Étoile 11, Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA)
Release Date Jun 19, 2015
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating PG
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Website https://le-pacte.com/international/film/hippocrates
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Globes de Cristal Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Nomination

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