
Overview
England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
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DirectorPhilipp Stölzl
WriterJan Berger
Cast

Tom Payne
Robert 'Rob' Cole

Stellan Skarsgård
Barber

Olivier Martinez
Shah Ala ad Daula

Emma Rigby
Rebecca

Ben Kingsley
Ibn Sina

Elyas M'Barek
Karim

Fahri Yardım
Davout Hosein

Makram J. Khoury
Imam

Michael Marcus
Mirdin

Stanley Townsend
Bar Kappara

Emil Marwa
Tuveh Ben Meir

Martin Hancock
Merlin

Adam Thomas Wright
Rob Cole (10 Years)

Jodie McNee
Agnes Cole

Dominique Moore
Despina

Aidan Kelly
Priest

Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni
Mirdin's Father

Fatima Herandi Raouya
Mirdin's Mother
Rabii Benjhail Tadlaoui
Jew in Caravan

Peter Bankolé
Mano Dayak
Part of The Physician Collection
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Keywords
based on novel or bookpersiajew persecutionhistorical figurereligious fundamentalismteacher student relationshipmiddle ages (476-1453)medievalblack deathmedical student11th centurymedieval englandmedieval physicianseljuk turks
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$36M
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$57M
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026


















