Das Wunder von Kapstadt
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- Runtime
- 105 mins
The true story of an operation which was a revolution, not only for the world of medicine. Frankfurt 1967. A young doctor called Lisa Scheel is trying to get a foothold in the male-dominated world of transplant surgery. But after she is passed over by her main professor in favour of a male applicant, on the spur of the moment Lisa heads off to Cape Town. Here, she starts work for Dr. Barnaard, who, like his colleagues in Frankfurt, is planning a heart transplantation. Together with the surgeon Hamilton Naki, who due to apartheid can only join the team secretly, Lisa is a major contributor to the first heart transplant in history.
The true story of an operation which was a revolution, not only for the world of medicine. Frankfurt 1967. A young doctor called Lisa Scheel is trying to get a foothold in the male-dominated world of transplant surgery. But after she is passed over by her main professor in favour of a male applicant, on the spur of the moment Lisa heads off to Cape Town. Here, she starts work for Dr. Barnaard, who, like his colleagues in Frankfurt, is planning a heart transplantation. Together with the surgeon Hamilton Naki, who due to apartheid can only join the team secretly, Lisa is a major contributor to the first heart transplant in history.
Cast
- Sonja Gerhardt
- Alexander Scheer
- Loyiso Macdonald
- Clara Wolfram
- Vikash Mathura
- Arnd Klawitter
- Fritz Karl
- Thimo Meitner
- Michaela Winterstein
- Raphael Keric
- Peter Miklusz
- Johannes Krimmel
- Marlen Ulonska
- Damian Thüne
Director
- Franziska Buch
Producers
- Tobias Stille
- Christian Popp
Screenwriter
- Chris Silber