In theatres this Friday…TRIAGE: DR. JAMES ORBINSKI’S HUMANITARIAN DILEMMA

On the topic of international health rockstars (see previous post on Paul Farmer), I’m very excited to finally be heading to see Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma this Saturday.  I missed it at Hot Docs, and some other pre-screenings, but now that it’s coming to theatres I’m all set to go.  Some friends and I will head to the AMC on Saturday night (either the 6:45 or 9:15 show) if you’re interested in joining.

I think that the movie will echo some of the ideas that Orbinski wrote about in his recent book, An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century, that I reviewed here.

Triage is in the AMC Theatre at Yonge and Dundas starting November 7.

Showtimes:
FRI: 2:05, 4:25, 6:45 & 9:15PM
SAT/SUN: 11:25AM, 2:05, 4:25, 6:45 & 9:15PM
MON-THURS: 2:05, 4:25, 6:45 & 9:15PM

From the press release: Dr. James Orbinski accepted the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and was a field doctor during the Somali famine and the Rwandan genocide, among other catastrophes.  Having seen the best and worst of humanitarian assistance and of humanity itself, Orbinski embarks onhis most difficult mission to date — writinga deeply personal and controversial book that struggles to make sense of it all.