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The Physician II

2025 · 142 min

A serious historical drama that immerses you in medieval medicine and the clash between new knowledge and old power.

Directed by
Philipp Stölzl
Genres
Adventure, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Tom Payne, Emily Cox, Áine Rose Daly
Overview
1050 AD: Robert Cole returns to England to bring the medical light of the Orient to his countrymen. But he fails because of the intrigues of the established London doctors, who feel threatened by the new knowledge. And it is not only the human body that is full of seemingly impenetrable secrets, the soul also holds its own mysteries.

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Directed by
Philipp Stölzl
Genres
Adventure, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Tom Payne, Emily Cox, Áine Rose Daly
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • identity
  • faith
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, mystery, drama
Directed by
Philipp Stölzl
Written by
Stewart Harcourt
Starring
Tom Payne, Emily Cox, Áine Rose Daly, Owen Teale, Emma Rigby, Liam Cunningham, Aidan Gillen, Malick Bauer
Music
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Cinematography
Frank Griebe
Runtime
142 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, English

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