Near Death

1989

5h 58m

7.1

7.1/10

16 votes • View on IMDb

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Exit Films Inc.

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	October 7, 1989
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0097959

Cast

Key Crew

Frederick Wiseman

Producer

Frederick Wiseman

Director

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