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Remote Area Medical

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The pioneers of no-cost health care clinics treat 2,000 patients over three days near Bristol, Tenn.

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Emma Myers IndieWire Aug 16, 2016
B
Genuinely moving but never maudlin, Remote Area Medical lays bare the injustice of a system that fails to provide for those who need it most. Go to Full Review
Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Jan 12, 2015
The filmmakers inspire deep admiration for the volunteers, but without reducing the patients to mere victims of our broken welfare system. Go to Full Review
Richard Brody The New Yorker Dec 8, 2014
This deeply compassionate, quietly furious documentary ... highlights, in dramatic detail, the woeful lack of medical care available to residents of one Appalachian community-and, by extension, to many Americans. Go to Full Review
Cory Woodroof Lumination Network Feb 11, 2022
The documentary accomplishes an admirable task by highlighting an issue and showing how some are trying to fix it. Go to Full Review
Morgan Rojas Cinemacy Nov 8, 2018
In this eye-opening film, we get an intimate look at a Tennessee clinic's operation for three days and experience first hand the hardships that many Americans encounter to receive basic medical care. Go to Full Review
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 19, 2015
B
This movie provides a snapshot of what health care in America was like for some people before many provisions of Obamacare took effect, and it is a depressing snapshot. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jeff Reichert

Director

Farihah Zaman

Director

Ilene Kahn Power

Executive Producer

Dan O'Meara

Producer

Jarred Alterman

Cinematographer

Steven Bognar

Cinematographer

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Remote Area Medical

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Movie Info

Synopsis The pioneers of no-cost health care clinics treat 2,000 patients over three days near Bristol, Tenn.
Director
Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman
Producer
Dan O'Meara
Distributor
Cinedigm
Production Co
Candescent Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 28, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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