based on true story,heart transplant

Das Wunder von Kapstadt (2022)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Franziska Buch
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    Dr. Lisa Scheel Sonja Gerhardt
  • Profile picture of Alexander Scheer
    Dr. Christiaan Barnard Alexander Scheer
  • Profile picture of Arnd Klawitter
    De Groen Arnd Klawitter
  • Profile picture of Fritz Karl
    Prof. Kohlfeld Fritz Karl
  • Profile picture of Thimo Meitner
    Rupert von Aigner Thimo Meitner
  • Profile picture of Michaela Winterstein
    Karin Scheel Michaela Winterstein
  • Profile picture of Peter Miklusz
    Moderator Peter Miklusz
  • Profile picture of Johannes Krimmel
    Van der Straaten Johannes Krimmel

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Keywords

  • based on true story
  • heart transplant