Das Wunder von Kapstadt

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 4, 2022

Original language

German

Spoken languages

german

Countries

Germany

Production

ARD Degeto,ORF,ARD,MIA Film,Producers at Work,Producers at Work, MIA Film, ORF, ARD Degeto, ARD

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt22165792