Open Heart
Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat, they have only months left to live. Open Heart reveals the intertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel, Rwanda's lone government cardiologist fighting to save the lives of his young patients, and Dr. Gino, the Salam Center's head surgeon, who is fighting to save his hospital, Africa's only link to life-saving free cardiac surgery for the millions who need it.
Year: 2013
Genre: Documentary
Studio: HBO Documentary Films, Sundance Institute, ARTE, Tribeca Film Institute, Skoll Foundation, Urban Landscapes, Whitewater Films
Director: Kief Davidson
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Crew: Geralyn White Dreyfous (Executive Producer), Nancy Stephens (Executive Producer), Eric Dobkin (Executive Producer), Abigail Disney (Co-Executive Producer), Kief Davidson (Director), Rick Rosenthal (Executive Producer)
Runtime: 40 minutes
Release: Jan 15, 2013
IMDb: 5.80/10 by 5 users
Popularity: 1
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