
Das Wunder von Kapstadt
The true story of an operation which was a revolution, not only for the world of medicine. Frankfurt 1967. A young doctor called Lisa Scheel is trying to get a foothold in the male-dominated world of transplant surgery. But after she is passed over by her main professor in favour of a male applicant, on the spur of the moment Lisa heads off to Cape Town. Here, she starts work for Dr. Barnaard, who, like his colleagues in Frankfurt, is planning a heart transplantation. Together with the surgeon Hamilton Naki, who due to apartheid can only join the team secretly, Lisa is a major contributor to the first heart transplant in history.
Das Wunder von Kapstadt
Rating
6.9/10
Release Date
2022-10-04
Runtime
105 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Sonja Gerhardt
Dr. Lisa Scheel

Alexander Scheer
Dr. Christiaan Barnard

Loyiso Macdonald
Hamilton Naki

Clara Wolfram
McCarthy

Vikash Mathura
Vijay

Arnd Klawitter
De Groen

Fritz Karl
Prof. Kohlfeld

Thimo Meitner
Rupert von Aigner

Michaela Winterstein
Karin Scheel

Raphael Keric
Niekerk

Peter Miklusz
Moderator

Johannes Krimmel
Van der Straaten
Production Companies
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MIA Film

ORF

ARD

ARD Degeto