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The waiting room, Docurama ; directed by Peter Nicks ; produced by Linda Davis, Peter Nicks, William B. Hirsch

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The waiting room, Docurama ; directed by Peter Nicks ; produced by Linda Davis, Peter Nicks, William B. Hirsch
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eng
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Rating: Not rated
Main title
The waiting room
Oclc number
856022442
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Docurama ; directed by Peter Nicks ; produced by Linda Davis, Peter Nicks, William B. Hirsch
Runtime
81
Summary
A character-driven documentary film that goes behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. Young victims of gun violence take their turn alongside artists and small business owners who lack insurance. The film weaves the stories of several patients-as well as the hospital staff charged with caring for them-as they cope with the complexity of the nation's public health care system, while dealing with a national recession
Technique
live action
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