Bibliograph

Being mortal, a Frontline production with 2over10 Media ; producer and director Thomas Jennings ; correspondent, Atul Gawande ; written by Thomas Jennings and Atul Gawande ; produced and directed by Thomas Jennings ; producer, Lauren Mucciolo ; director (India production unit), Nisha Pahuja

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Label

Being mortal, a Frontline production with 2over10 Media ; producer and director Thomas Jennings ; correspondent, Atul Gawande ; written by Thomas Jennings and Atul Gawande ; produced and directed by Thomas Jennings ; producer, Lauren Mucciolo ; director (India production unit), Nisha Pahuja

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Being mortal

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

904562938

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally broadcast by PBS Feb. 10, 2015 as an episode of the television series: Frontline

Responsibility statement

a Frontline production with 2over10 Media ; producer and director Thomas Jennings ; correspondent, Atul Gawande ; written by Thomas Jennings and Atul Gawande ; produced and directed by Thomas Jennings ; producer, Lauren Mucciolo ; director (India production unit), Nisha Pahuja

Runtime

Summary

Frontline teams up with writer and surgeon Atul Gawande to examine how doctors care for terminally ill patients. In conjunction with Gawande's new book, Being Mortal, the film explores the relationships between doctors and patients nearing the end of life, and shows how many doctors, including himself, struggle to talk honestly and openly

Technique

live action

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