The serial drama by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, starring Clive Owen, is set in 1900. The Knickerbocker Hospital, nicknamed the Knick, in the heart of New York City, is in a bad financial situation and facing an exodus of wealthy patients.
The last top doctor here, Dr. Thackery (Clive Owen), along with surgeons, nurses and other staff, must keep the hospital and themselves afloat.
The Knick: Doctors Without Borders offers a fascinating look at many of the major issues of the time (most of which are still relevant today): racial and class differences, revolutionary (and unchecked) changes in the medical field, drug addiction, and more...
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