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AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians--Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian--friends who couldn't be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

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American Doctor bears visceral witness to the crisis in Gaza, transforming the grim realities of the operating room into an urgent portrait of humanitarian resolve.

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Alonso Duralde

Press Play (KCRW)

Sep 1, 2026

The human brain can hear a term like "hospital bombing" and push it aside, but it's very different when you see it happening, when the camera is inside the hospital and you see the results.

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Tim Grierson

Los Angeles Times

Aug 28, 2026

We come to admire Ahmad, Perlmutter and Sidhwa, but Teng provides just enough shading so that subtle cultural tensions between the men start to emerge.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Aug 28, 2026

4/4

“American Doctor” unflinchingly takes us into a hospital that should be a safe haven, but in reality is anything but (and that goes for patients, doctors and staff). This is a film that will stay with you after you exit the theater.

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Sean Burns

Spliced Personality (Substack)

4 days ago

We used to live in a world where blowing up hospitals was considered a moral atrocity. Now it’s routine.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

4 days ago

These doctors are compelling with a moving message

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Meredith Jill Brown

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Sep 14, 2026

7/10

As a documentary about the human cost of war, American Doctor is highly effective. It provides a first-hand look at the suffering endured by patients and medical professionals caught in one of the world's most contentious conflicts.

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Jim Steiner

6 hrs ago

An undeniable on the ground look at two American surgeons who travel to Gaza and do their best to help wounded Palestinians. It shows how the American media works to skew the truth in the face of people reporting first hand what they experienced. If you want to see heroes and the struggle they face as well as the real story without the spin, this movie will show you.

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Pamela T

2 days ago

It’s very moving and informative. I think it’s a must see for everyone. This documentary needs to be shown everywhere because there are people who still refuse to acknowledge genocide is happening. I left the theater in tears.

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john p

5 days ago

As a medical professional I felt it was my duty to watch this film. So incredibly emotional. Free Palestine.

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Sherrie Van Wyk

Sep 16, 2026

Must see this. 3 Americans doctors who work in Gaza give us the real, on the ground story of the death and carnage wrought by Israel on the Palestinians.

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Jennifer

Sep 16, 2026

haunting. cannot stress this enough, EVERYONE needs to see this

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Nadia

Sep 16, 2026

Amazing movie…you’ll be left feeling so much

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AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians--Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian--friends who couldn't be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

Director: Poh Si Teng
Producer: Poh Si Teng, Kirstine Barfod, Reem Haddad
Distributor: Watermelon Pictures
Production Co: Elk Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2026, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.1K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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