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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 85/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 75% of the 2,437 2020s documentary movies in this catalog. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century
Ratings
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Matthew HeinemanDirector
- H. Scott SalinasOriginal Music Composer
- Jon BatisteOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nathalie DougéSelf
- Alexis EllisSelf - Ahmed's Wife
- Kellie WunschSelf
- Brussels JabonSelf
- Naph JabonSelf - Brussels' Husband
- Athens GarroteSelf - Brussels' Sister
- Andrew CuomoSelf (archive footage)
- Michael DowlingSelf
- Al SharptonSelf (archive footage)
- Karl ArabianSelf
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