Semmelweis
6.8
“He saw the invisible, he did the impossible”
Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.
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Cast
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Miklós H. Vecsei
Semmelweis Ignác
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Lajos Koltai Director · Anett Kormos Writer Balázs Maruszki Writer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $5.5M · First release November 30, 2023
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Budget
$5,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,645,196
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Film Positive Productions
Production
Szupermodern Stúdió
Production
Hungary
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Spain · November 30, 2023
Theatrical
Hungary · November 30, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
April 24, 2025 · Digital
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival（4K）
Italy
August 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
June 25, 2024 · Premiere · Lubuskie Lato Filmowe
Romania
February 9, 2024 · Theatrical
November 10, 2025 · Digital · Voyo
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