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A Provincial Hospital

2022 1h 50m Documentary List
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Kyustendil, a sleepy town in the Bulgarian mountains, has been hit by COVID, hard. In a close-knit community, patients meet former classmates in the same hospital room. Banter can often be heard through corridors, but death is never far. Many patients live in constant fear of deteriorating quickly and being sent 'upstairs'. 'Upstairs' is the intensive care unit, where only a handful are known to have survived. Presiding over the perpetual stream of complicated cases is Dr. Popov. Tall and kind-hearted, for some he has a witty line, for others a quote from Kant. Some of them misfire, but through the quiet dread in the hospital, he emits a mountain of human warmth. Unexpectedly, light and laughter echo through the hospital halls.

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Neil Young Screen International A decade after his feature-length debut Sofia’s Last Ambulance, Bulgarian director Ilian Metev returns to his country’s healthcare system with another empathetic, observational documentary. Jul 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Kyustendil, a sleepy town in the Bulgarian mountains, has been hit by COVID, hard. In a close-knit community, patients meet former classmates in the same hospital room. Banter can often be heard through corridors, but death is never far. Many patients live in constant fear of deteriorating quickly and being sent 'upstairs'. 'Upstairs' is the intensive care unit, where only a handful are known to have survived. Presiding over the perpetual stream of complicated cases is Dr. Popov. Tall and kind-hearted, for some he has a witty line, for others a quote from Kant. Some of them misfire, but through the quiet dread in the hospital, he emits a mountain of human warmth. Unexpectedly, light and laughter echo through the hospital halls.
Director
Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva
Producer
Martichka Bozhilova, Ilian Metev, Ingmar Trost
Screenwriter
Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Bulgarian
Runtime
1h 50m