Near Death

Near Death1989


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.

Released
26. 4. 2026
Runtime
358 min
Genres
Documentary
Certification
NO
Country, language
US · EN
Community rating
7.0 · 15 votes