The Physician

A journey out of darkness into light

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.

Top Cast

Tom Payne

Robert 'Rob' Cole

Ben Kingsley

Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

Stellan Skarsgård

Barber

Olivier Martinez

Shah Ala ad Daula

Emma Rigby

Rebecca

Elyas M'Barek

Karim

Fahri Yardım

Davout Hosein

Makram J. Khoury

Imam

Michael Marcus

Mirdin

Stanley Townsend

Bar Kappara