Das Wunder von Kapstadt (2022)

  • NR
  • 12/17/2022 (AT)
  • Drama, History, TV Movie
  • 1h 45m

Overview

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.

Franziska Buch

Director

Chris Silber

Screenplay

Cast

Sonja Gerhardt's headshot

Sonja Gerhardt

Dr. Lisa Scheel
Alexander Scheer's headshot

Alexander Scheer

Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Loyiso Macdonald's headshot

Loyiso Macdonald

Hamilton Naki
Clara Wolfram's headshot

Clara Wolfram

McCarthy
Vikash Mathura's headshot

Vikash Mathura

Vijay
Arnd Klawitter's headshot

Arnd Klawitter

De Groen
Fritz Karl's headshot

Fritz Karl

Prof. Kohlfeld
Thimo Meitner's headshot

Thimo Meitner

Rupert von Aigner

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