Das Wunder von Kapstadt
6.4
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.
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Sonja Gerhardt
Dr. Lisa Scheel
Known for
Deutschland
Haunted Hospital: Heilstatten
Alexander Scheer
Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Known for
Blood Red Sky
The Island
Loyiso Macdonald
Hamilton Naki
Known for
Fatal Seduction
Clara Wolfram
McCarthy
Also in
Im Netz der Camorra
Vikash Mathura
Vijay
Also in
Reyka
Not So Fast
Arnd Klawitter
De Groen
Known for
Dark
The Nightmare
Fritz Karl
Prof. Kohlfeld
Known for
Grave Decisions
Goebbels and the Führer
Thimo Meitner
Rupert von Aigner
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Charité
Michaela Winterstein
Karin Scheel
Also in
The Next Level
Tamara
Raphael Keric
Niekerk
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Peter Miklusz
Moderator
Known for
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Charité
Johannes Krimmel
Van der Straaten
Also in
Isabel - Der Film
Jenseits der Spree
Franziska Buch Director · Chris Silber Screenplay Bella Halben Cinematographer
First release October 4, 2022 · Produced in Germany · Production MIA Film, ORF
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MIA Film
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ORF
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ARD
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ARD Degeto
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Germany
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Fünf Stunden · 5 Stunden
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · October 4, 2022
Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
December 17, 2022 · TV · ORF
Germany
December 15, 2022 · Digital · ARD Mediathek
December 17, 2022 · TV · Das Erste
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