Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders
MovieTitle | Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders |
User score | 8 |
Release date | Aug 29, 2008 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Mark N. Hopkins |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Red Floor Pictures, Doctors Without Borders |
Budget | $2 |
Run time | 93 min. |
In the war-zones of Liberia and Congo, four volunteers with Doctors Without Borders struggle to provide emergency medical care under extreme conditions. With different levels of experience, each volunteer must find their own way to face the challenges, the tough choices, and the limits of their idealism. "Living in Emergency" is a window into the seldom portrayed and less-than glamorous side of humanitarian aid work. It explores a world that is challenging, complex, and fraught with dilemmas - the struggles, both internal and external, that aid workers face when working in war zones and other difficult contexts.