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Triage : le dilemme humanitaire du Dr James Orbinski

Ce long métrage documentaire présente l’un des pires cauchemars auxquels les travailleurs humanitaires doivent faire face : choisir, en peu de temps, qui recevra des soins, qui obtiendra la nourriture, qui vivra, qui mourra. Prix Nobel de la paix en 1999 à titre de président de Médecins sans frontières, le Dr James Orbinski revient vers la terre et vers les gens dont la lutte pour la survie l’a marqué à jamais.
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Ce long métrage documentaire présente l’un des pires cauchemars auxquels les travailleurs humanitaires doivent faire face : choisir, en peu de temps, qui recevra des soins, qui obtiendra la nourriture, qui vivra, qui mourra. Prix Nobel de la paix en 1999 à titre de président de Médecins sans frontières, le Dr James Orbinski revient vers la terre et vers les gens dont la lutte pour la survie l’a marqué à jamais.

 This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Developing Countries Health and Medicine All subjects
  • director
    Patrick Reed
  • producer
    Peter Raymont
    Silva Basmajian
  • editor
    Michèle Hozer
  • photography
    John Westheuser
  • sound recording
    Ao Loo
  • delegate producer
    Silva Basmajian
  • music
    Mark Korven
  • None
    Janice Dawe
    Norma Mendoza
    Walter Corbett
    Peter Sawade
    Ian Challis
    Moise Gatambi
    Solange Nyamulisa
    Wills Samati
    Philip Wilson
    Jakob Thiesen
    Steve Payne
    Martyn Krys
    Del Mehes
    Nida Marji
  • production coordinator
    Nida Marji
    Laura Blaney
    Michelle Latimer
    Julia Bennett
    Anita Corsini
    Brenda Darling
    Anousheh Showleh
    Michale Raske
    Lee Walker
  • researcher
    Michelle Latimer
  • interpreter
    Moise Gatambi
    Solange Nyamulisa
    Wills Samati
  • translator
    Jean-Thierry Nkulikiyumukiza
    Hareda Bolis
  • assistant editor
    Philip Wilson
  • sound engineer
    Russell Walker
  • re-recording engineer
    Ian Rodness
    Steve Payne
  • post production supervisor
    Paula Talesnik
  • location photographer
    Steve Simon
  • production accountant
    Candis Buder
  • online editing
    Michèle Hozer
  • film research
    Patrick Reed
  • extra music
    K'naan
    The Mighty Popo

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Ages 16 to 17
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Civics/Citizenship - Citizen Responsibilities Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values History and Citizenship Education - Issues in Society Today
Humanitarian workers must sometimes work with the enemy to succeed in helping people—for example, in situations where food would be diverted otherwise, and people would die from lack of care. Some organizations, however, refuse to collaborate with perpetrators of genocide. What would you do? Write an op-ed piece, suitable for publication in a major daily newspaper, justifying your decision to work with (or refusal to work with) perpetrators of genocide to help a population.

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