A young boy's terrifying awareness of impending death leads him from 11th-century London to a medical school in Isfahan, where he disguises himself as a Jew to study under a renowned physician trained by Avicenna, pursuing a quest for medical knowledge in a world of superstition and prejudice.
The Physician
In 11th-century Persia, a young apprentice embarks on a daring quest, adopting a new identity as a Jew to gain acceptance into an elite school that bars Christians.
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