Origin: UK | Documentary | Director: Claire Fowler | 85 minutes

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Open Heart

Claire Fowler 2006 docu 23 min.

Four years ago Iham and Jihad lost their third child on the operating
table. Now their nine month old son Jamal's life is threatened by
congenital heart disease, for which no affordable treatment is available.
With the aid of the charity The Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), a
British surgeon's arrival in Palestine offers hope. But first the Samara
family must travel from their home in the West Bank and through Israeli
checkpoints to Makassed hospital in Jerusalem, before the real journey can
even begin... Open Heart is an emotional journey that highlights the plight
of the struggling Palestinian health care system under occupation, from the
perspective of Doctor, Patient and Humanitarian organisation.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/35249398

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