“…In the center of the film, the surgeon Klenskii and his double, whose itineraries in the labyrinth of the world of fear, violence, and the absurd create a powerful and personal account of a historical period.…”

“…This narrative documentary follows the quest of a surgeon who wants to establish an emergency hospital for civilian war victims in Afghanistan and is accompanied by an old correspondent who has reported there ever since the Soviet invasion. …”

“…She ends up in a small town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, and they both defend themselves against the harsh and absurd reality of later-Ceausescu era Romania by adopting a shield of cynicism. …”

“…Stepanov is a well-known and gifted surgeon whose talent is matched only by his arrogance: he constantly bosses around his assistant, Fydor, and his wife, Masha. …”

“…He is taken to the hospital for an operation. The surgeon is the very person who took part in the robbery. …”

“…Waterman, as well as Surgeon Saxton T. Pope. Ishi provided insight about his language, a dialect presumed lost until his emergence from the Mill Creek region of California. …”