The Italian Doctor
Denmark, 23' , 2007

Directed by: Esben Hansen
Script: Esben Hansen, Jens Kjær Jensen
Producer: Andreas Møl Dalsgaard, Esben Hansen
Production company: Xanadu Film
Cinematography: ens Kjær Jensen
Editing: Mette Esmark
Music: Farhad Darya

Format: video, boja
Running time: 23'

Synopsis
Doctor Alberto Cairo is a man with a mission: He wants to restore the dignity of every mine victim in Afghanistan. Living alone in Kabul Dr. Cairo has been head of the Red Cross Orthopaedic Centre for the past 15 years. With an incredible drive he has helped more than 50.000 mine victims walk again and he has fought an impossible struggle to reintegrate them into the Afghan society. As he meets Mehdi, a new patient, all of his skills are strongly needed. Mehdi is an 8 year old boy, who has lost a leg and most of his family and is now left alone with his absentminded grandfather.

Awards
Documenta Madrid 2007
Jury First Prize for Best Reporting Documentary

Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Torrelavega 2007
Jury First Prize (Altamira) for Best Documentary

Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts 2007
Best Scandinavian Director

Dialëktus Festival - European Documentary and
Anthropological Film Festival 2007
Jury Special Mention

Directors Biography
Esben Hansen, born 1978 in Middelfart, Denmark, is film director. He gained Master in Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University, Denmark. Selected works: 'The Italian Doctor', (2007), 'America’s Cup' (2006, co-direction), 'Kabul Beauty' (2005, co-direction and camera).

Web pages
Official website

Location and screening schedule:
premiere: SC Cinema, Tuesday, October 23rd at 17.00
reprisal: &TD Cinema, Wednesday, October 24th at 11.00