Near Death
en
PG-13
6.7
October 1989
Documentary
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.
Runtime:
5 hours 58 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Frederick Wiseman