Near Death

Near Death

7.0/105h 46m1989
Near Death

Overview

NEAR DEATH is a film about the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. The film is concerned with how people face death. More specifically the film presents the complex interrelationships among patients, families, doctors, nurses, hospital staff and religious advisors as they confront the personal, ethical, medical, psychological, religious and legal issues involved in making decisions about whether or not to give life-sustaining treatment to dying patients.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Exit Films Inc.

Additional Information

Original Title:Near Death
Original Language:English
Status:Released

Cast

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