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American Doctor

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AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians--Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian--friends who couldn't be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.
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Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 15h
The hospital scenes are the film’s heart, and they have an immediacy that the interspersed footage of the doctors at home in the United States cannot match. Go to Full Review Barry Hertz Globe and Mail 19h
Ultimately, Teng’s work lands as an essential snapshot – not an overarching chronicle of this horrible moment in history. It is a view from the ground, told by those who stepped foot inside calamity and rolled up their sleeves. Go to Full Review Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express May 14
The film is a difficult but mandatory watch. With its focus on the loss of civilian lives and infrastructure, it feels especially urgent and strikes a major chord in the light of the brand new war unfolding these days. Go to Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate 15h
10/10
It’s a film that has a power not just to inform and change minds, but also to reach beyond the issues at hand and into further areas within the healthcare system. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 23h
3/4
If American Doctor does become about political advocacy instead of ... the important work these doctors are doing ... that is less the film's problem and more a reflection of our times. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Original Cin 1d
A-
Watching American Doctor is a vertiginous experience, not only for the images of wounded bodies onscreen but for the fractured timeline and the dissonance between the hellscape of Gaza and American complacency. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Poh Si Teng

Director

Thaer Ahmad

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Mark Perlmutter

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Feroze Sidhwa

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Ema Ryan Yamazaki

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Suad Bushnaq

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Synopsis AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians--Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian--friends who couldn't be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.
Director
Poh Si Teng
Producer
Poh Si Teng, Kirstine Barfod, Reem Haddad
Distributor
Watermelon Pictures
Production Co
Elk Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m
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