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A Mistake

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Elizabeth is a gifted surgeon--the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, her colleagues begin to close ranks, and Elizabeth's life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field. But can she survive a single mistake?
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Claudia Puig FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) A provocative and engrossing psychological character study. Oct 9, 2024 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety Though not a knockout, the director’s return affirms her knack for intelligent adult drama, here hinging on issues of medical ethics and bureaucracy. Sep 23, 2024 Full Review David Rooney Hollywood Reporter While the movie might be too unwaveringly downbeat in tone for some audiences, A Mistake functions as both an empathetic character study and a thoughtful examination of professional ethics, culpability and forgiveness... Jun 10, 2024 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz It’s not that this is a cinematic misadventure, more it never gets out of second-gear, covering similar thematic ground to the brilliant This is Going to Hurt, but without reaching anywhere near the emotional heights – or devastation – that delivered. Rated: 3/5 Oct 14, 2024 Full Review Joel Copling Spectrum Culture Medical drama A Mistake has an emotionally compelling story but is full of glaringly manipulative plot contrivances. Sep 24, 2024 Full Review Brian Farvour The Playlist As a showcase for the talent that is Elizabeth Banks, in addition to its existence as a thought-provoking exploration of the field of medicine and the human side of patient care, it’s an undeniable victory. Rated: B+ Sep 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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AR acting was outstanding and the topic riveting Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Duane The main plot seemed like it should be the subplot to another issue in the movie OR, there should be something else going on. It just seemed like it had a lot of dead space. The acting and actors showed up though, no doubt. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review When is the jig up? Was a brooding, angst filled movie - unfortunately did paint a fairly true picture of hospital administrators in many areas of the world (they represent the company, not the worker bees). No action shots, not bloody shoot outs, just day to day reality in healthcare. A definite glimpse into the future of healthcare in the US (everyone has a time limit, there is only so much money to go around, hard choices to be made - does this person live or does this individual let go with dignity, to die). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review John S I loved this film. Having comes from a medical family and having worked in health IT I have seen the situations outlined and it is handled very well. I once lived in Devonport, and it was a privileged to see this lovely suburb on screen. 5 stars without a doubt. I loved the scene of her dealing with borer in her house. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Penny I This movie heightens the viewers awareness of what is happening in medical profession especially from a political point of view. Although possibly not entertaining if you have planned surgery in the near future. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Filmydrip.com Filmydrip:A new film has been released in the theatres from Hollywood, whose name is 'A Mistake'. The genre of the film is thriller and drama. Its length is one hour 41 minutes. "The release date of the film A Mistake is 10 October". The movie is directed by Christina Jeps, who has previously directed the film 'Sunshine Cleaning' in the year 2008 and the film 'Rain' in the year 2001. "The story of the film is based on a lady doctor named Elizabeth, in which she makes some mistakes during a surgery". Story- The story of the film is woven around a hospital, in which we see a character named Elizabeth Taylor as the main cast, who is a senior doctor and surgeon by profession. There, a patient named Liz suffering from appendicitis is admitted, and after examining her, Doctor Elizabeth starts the process of her operation. After which the operation is also successful, but the next day the condition of this patient named Liz starts getting worse and she suffers a heart attack due to cardiac arrest. Due to which this patient dies. After this, Liz's parents file a court case against Elizabeth, and the story of the film takes a new turn towards a legal process. Not only this, as a punishment for Elizabeth, the hospital union also cancels her medical license. In the further story of the film, Elizabeth is seen fighting for her rights and proving herself innocent in the court proceedings. Is Elizabeth able to defend herself and does she get her medical license back? To know what kind of mental trauma she goes through during this time, you will have to watch this film which is currently available in English language in your nearest cinema halls. Technical Aspect- The production quality of the film is very low, due to which all the scenes of the film look of low quality. The script of the movie is very weak on which the makers have not worked at all. Talking about its background music, it also does not show anything special. Flaws- The biggest drawback of the film is its old model story which you must have seen in many Bollywood and Hollywood films before this. The execution of the story is very slow due to which you can feel bored at times. The acting of all the actors of the film is good, but all of them did not have much to do in the film, due to which questions can also be raised on its character development, because while watching the film you are not able to connect with any of its characters. Final Verdict- If you like to watch slow paced drama films, then you can recommend this film without hesitation. However, you cannot expect much from the film because its story is completely predictable. There is neither any thrill nor any kind of action is seen in the film. Its story has been presented to the audience in a very simple way. Which can be watched only once. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Elizabeth is a gifted surgeon--the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, her colleagues begin to close ranks, and Elizabeth's life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field. But can she survive a single mistake?
Director
Christine Jeffs
Producer
Matthew Metcalfe, Christine Jeffs
Screenwriter
Christine Jeffs, Christine Jeffs
Distributor
Quiver Distribution
Production Co
New Zealand Film Commission, Ingenious Media, General Film Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 41m
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