Doctor Alberto Cairo is a man with a mission: He wants to restore the dignity of every mine victim in Afghanistan. Living alone in Kabul Dr. Cairo has been head of the Red Cross Orthopaedic Centre for the past 15 years. With an incredible drive he has helped more than 50.000 mine victims walk again and he has fought an impossible struggle to reintegrate them into the Afghan society. As he meets Mehdi, a new patient, all of his skills are strongly needed. Mehdi is an 8 year old boy, who has lost a leg and most of his family and is now left alone with his absentminded grandfather.
| Original title | The Italian Doctor |
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| Danish title | Den italienske læge |
| Other titles | This work of mine |
| Keywords | Afghanistan, Mine victims, Cairo, Alberto, Humanitarian work |
| Director | Esben Hansen |
| Director of Photography | Jens Kjær Jensen, Esben Hansen |
| Editor | Mette Esmark |
| Sound | Jens Kjær Jensen, Esben Hansen |
| Composer | Farhad Darya |
| Appearance | Alberto Cairo |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | TV2 World Sales |
| Technical info | color |
| Danish theatrical release | 07.09.2007 |
| Cinemas | Vester Vov Vov, Café Biografen (Odense), Øst for Paradis (Århus) vist sammen med Andreas Møl Dalsgaards 'Afghan muscles' |
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| Production company | Xanadu Film |
| Domestic distribution | TV2 World Sales |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Esben Hansen |
| Assistant director | Jens Kjær Jensen |
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Script |
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| Translation | Zarmina Waziri |
| Translation | Shafi Anwary |
| Translation | Erna Andersen |
| Translation | Carmen Romani Sanchez-Puga |
| Translation | Marta Martinez Brunswick |
| Translation | Katie McFadden |
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Production |
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| Production consultant | Ellen Birgitte Riis |
| Production consultant | Andreas Dalsgaard |
| Production consultant | Hanne Miriam Larsen |
| Executive producer | Andreas Dalsgaard |
| Executive producer | Esben Hansen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Jens Kjær Jensen |
| Cinematography | Esben Hansen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Mette Esmark |
| Assistant editor | Rikke Skov Smidt |
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Music |
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| Music | Farhad Darya |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Jens Kjær Jensen |
| Sound | Esben Hansen |
| Sound mixer | Paw Andersen |
| Sound mixer | Steen Bondrop |
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Visual effects |
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| Colourist | Lars Pedersen Arendt |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Alberto Cairo |
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