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Jesus…

Fuck…

Fucking hell!

Are you okay?

Get lost.

-Should I call an ambulance? -Fuck off. Are you deaf?

ANAESTHESIA

If I can reduce the intracranial pressure, your father will survive.

I'll do everything I can to save him.

Do we know what happened with the alprazolam?

The girls swear they locked the box.

Okay, I'll push the administration about the camera tomorrow.

OPERATING ROOMS

It's so tight. Let's open the dura.

Maybe I could do it, Doctor?

Next time, okay? I promised I'd do it myself.

Of course.

Damn it, where's the bleed?

The pressure is dropping.

Meningeal artery.

Foramen spinosum. We have to staunch it. Wax, please.

Fuck, it's not holding. Give me some more.

The pressure is still dropping.

At this rate, he'll bleed out in five minutes.

Anyone got matches? Matches, I'm serious.

This might be our only chance to staunch it.

Great. Sharpen it quickly, please.

It's not sterile.

We'll lose him otherwise.

He's stabilizing.

With a fucking match.

I thought you quit for good.

So did I.

Your old man is in bad shape, huh?

You know what? I don't give a shit.

I only care about my brother.

I have this friend…

A psychiatrist.

And she says that…

the harder the thing we're going through is,

the more we should talk to someone about it.

Smart friend.

Very fucking smart.

EMERGENCY ROOM

Damn, the swelling is substantial.

We can't put the bone back.

Now we need to quickly sew up the skin.

The skull cap will have to wait.

Let's prep an abdomen operating field.

Prep the operating field. Well, quickly!

Okay, light, please.

Doctor, what are we doing?

You have a chance to learn something.

I was never an ace in general surgery.

And that's how you do the kangaroo.

Bone.

This way the bone won't die.

We'll be able to put it back when the swelling goes down.

We can sew him up.

For now, you could say it was a complete success.

Łazarz did a good job with my humble help.

And where is he?

-His shift ended. Excuse me. -Thanks.

Hi.

The last time he was sober was when Mom was still alive.

After she passed away, he hit the bottle hard.

I tried to help him so many times, but he doesn't give a shit.

He said he likes drinking.

I heard about your brother.

Yeah, he stabbed him and went to jail for it.

He got pissed off after the old man pushed me into a glass door.

I got a very nice souvenir from it.

You'll like it.

Eighteen stitches.

SUWAŁKI SPECIALIST HOSPITAL

Are we opening a clinic in the ward?

No, these are patients for the robot surgery.

We'll finally start making money. It's time to reap, huh?

Okay, I misspoke.

Oh, faith works miracles.

I won't announce it officially,

but in my heart, I call it the "Łazarz Miracle."

It'll only get better.

-Are the patients' charts ready? -Yes.

Let me see.

Boss, have you had a chance to review my grant application?

I talked to the director.

All the funds were absorbed by the robotics program.

But that program is supposed to bring profits--

When it starts, we'll get back to the conversation.

This is only the first batch, more are on their way.

There'd be more, but I have nowhere to put them.

Maybe on the free beds in the psychiatric ward.

Will you manage?

Dr. Kutnik will help me.

I'd love to join.

-Who's next? -We are.

This way, please. Maybe I can help?

No, thank you. We'll manage.

This way, please.

The prosecutor's office, citing the neurosurgery clinic in Warsaw,

claims that Dr. Łazarz has repeatedly shown his disregard for the rules.

His colleagues claim that he felt he was such a good doctor

that he thought he was above them.

It's hard to blame the parents of the deceased, since he gave them false hope.

Maybe I should sign up too? I could get compensation for my leg.

Are you sure you find this funny?

No, but I'm serious. I have a good chance.

You're making a joke out of it.

You know that's the body's defense mechanism against trauma?

I know.

And what does that change?

What would you say about a man who turns a difficult topic into a joke,

otherwise he can't talk about it?

I'd say he has a sense of humor.

Distance.

Exactly. Just like him.

Maybe you'll give him a chance?

How much longer?

Jesus, I'm about to go crazy myself. Excuse me.

-Hello, this is Psychiatry. -We need to give Jasińska more fluids.

-Sure. -Write it down.

Okay, I'll have to check that, excuse me.

Oleg, could you grab that red bag from the treatment room? Okay?

-I'm on it. -Thanks.

TREATMENT ROOM

I understand…

Here for the trash.

Oleg…

Me, you…

Coffee.

I'm off tomorrow.

I have a wife in Minsk.

-She's supposed to come, but I still-- -Wasting my time.

We'll see how much care he'll need after he wakes up.

-He'll definitely need rehabilitation. -Excuse me.

Mr. Wilk is not in touch with his family,

hence social services are taking care of him.

You said he's in a coma?

It's probably an unconditional reflex.

Are you his doctor too?

I'm a psychiatrist.

Maybe you can convince him?

He insists he doesn't want any contact with his family.

And our care… You know how it is.

It's another thing that his children let him live in such conditions.

He can barely afford medication, food.

Ma'am, why don't you leave your number

and I'll keep you informed about the patient's condition.

The surgery, as planned, will take place tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you, Doctor.

-Please, go to the ward. -Thank you.

And really, please stay positive.

All right. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Hi, this is Franek. I can't talk right now. Call back later.

I wanted to ask you for a consultation.

These are your test results.

HEAD MRI WITH CONTRAST

Fuck, is this some kind of joke?

What do you think?

You know I performed a surgery like this,

but now I have to write speeches for the hearing.

They're giving me three months.

Can you give me more?

I'll pay for the IonoFlex.

No.

Think about it, all right?

Hi.

I have bad news and good news.

The hearing is set for Wednesday.

-And the good news? -I wrote a speech for you.

"Mikołaj deserved to enjoy life for as long as possible."

"The IonoFlex method could have given him that chance, but it is subject to risk."

"However, patients make decisions under strong emotions."

"It's the doctor's duty to inform, advise, but also to follow procedures."

"My mistake was disregarding them and for that I would like to apologize."

"Procedures are a signpost

in the difficult struggle for the health of patients."

As if a piece of paper from the bioethics committee gave any guarantee.

Everyone understands that, but you tried to outsmart the system once

and that's why we are where we are.

"Today, I am thinking about my son who has his whole life ahead of him."

Is this necessary?

Mikołaj's parents need to see

that you are able to put yourself in their shoes.

No, I don't want to involve Franek in this.

The patient must believe that the doctor saw a human being in them,

not just a case.

Just talking about medicine is not enough.

We just have to show them that you have normal human feelings.

I didn't know what you like.

It took me a while to walk here.

It's late, I'm going to bed.

Wait. I have to tell you something.

This is probably the last thing…

I should be telling you if I want you to operate on me.

Fucking hell.

I was the one who reported you to the prosecutor.

I reported you

because I think you're a better doctor than I am.

You're also a better person, which is why I'm telling you this.

I can write a statement that you're the best doctor I know.

I'll make it all go away.

You just can't help yourself, can you?

You know it's not the best idea.

Dawid, open up.

Open up. Dawid!

Dawid, I want to… Wait!

-I'm looking for Oleg. -We haven't seen him.

All right, let's move him…

Oleg!

Man, come on…

Oleg, hey, what's up?

Hey! What are you…

Oleg! Hello! Oleg!

-Oleg! -Don't touch me!

-I didn't do anything to you! Anything! -Let go of me!

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to. I'm sorry.

For fuck's sake…

For fuck's sake, Oleg.

You're fucked.

If you wanna keep bothering me with that little prick, then don't call.

He's a sick man after two serious surgeries.

I'm so touched I'm about to cry.

He signed the request to withdraw his complaint.

He won't be blocking your release anymore.

And what, he'll apologize to me nicely too?

I don't know.

But maybe he'll understand something. He got a chance.

Jagoda, he won't understand anything, because vodka ate away his brain.

Have you forgotten how many times he hit you?

What, have your scars disappeared?

Jagoda.

Hello?

He's aggressive and dangerous. We should call the police.

We can't ignore things like that. The guy is high at work.

And you don't know anyone else who uses psychoactive substances at work?

You're saying I drink?

Sometimes I do, because I can't stand this shit,

but I control myself.

Jagoda, I don't just randomly start hitting people!

Then you should understand

that sometimes emotions are strong and you have to numb yourself.

There he is.

Oleg!

Oleg, come back!

Night terrors, nightmares, fits of aggression.

These are symptoms of PTSD.

Will you tell me what happened?

You're from here. You don't know what it's like in Belarus.

You can't see it from Poland,

but there are a lot of people back home who want our country to be different.

Were you in the opposition?

In prison?

Yes.

They let me out, but they kept watching me.

They wanted to destroy me.

Wanted me to kill myself.

We had a lot of Western drugs.

Including alprazolam.

Every other oppositionist has an anxiety disorder.

I prescribed it to myself.

You can't go off it right away.

I suppose you don't want

everyone in the hospital to know what you're struggling with.

I'll find you therapy in the city.

Okay?

Okay.

-Hide your feet. -Careful, we're moving through!

Listen, what's going on here?

All right, put him in room two.

No, stop, stop!

Ewa, what's going on here?

Łazarz's patients. The director didn't tell you?

-I know nothing. -I'm not staying with lunatics.

What are we supposed to do with them?

Hold on, I don't see why Dr. Łazarz's patients are supposed to be here.

This is some kind of madness.

I have to explain this. I'm going to the director.

Move the beds to the side. The passage has to be clear. This is insane.

Stop the caravan. We're waiting for Dr. Jagoda.

I'm always the last to know everything!

The bed to the side, there has to be a way through.

Please understand my position. There are a lot of journalists here,

and Dr. Łazarz's patients are lying in the hallway. How does that look?

How long is this going to take? A week, two?

We can be a waiting room for now, but in the long run--

No, the matter is more serious.

I should have obviously discussed this with you earlier,

but I'm working under such time pressure…

You have a month.

A month for what?

To close the ward.

You want to shut us down?

Well, yes. You could call it that. Yes.

I need those rooms to develop the neurosurgery ward.

So what am I going to tell my people?

The patients, their families?

That it's out of concern for treatment conditions, nothing else.

The matter is decided, I'm very sorry.

I hope you never have to experience this level of care.

What happened?

Suicide attempt. She overdosed on fluoxetine.

Respiratory failure.

Still asystole. Take over compressions.

She was just in an accident. We saved her together with Konstanty.

Her daughter died right in front of us.

Ada.

It's been half an hour.

We're stopping the resuscitation.

Time of death: 3:36 p.m.

The director is looking for you. Go see him.

Did you know that there was no ambulance repair?

She could get fired for that.

I ordered the IonoFlex.

Privately.

What is that?

I'm recommending you for the position of head of neurosurgery.

Why do you think I'd even want to be the head?

You're better, so you should be in charge here.

I'm better, so I operate.

So operate on me.

A letter to the bioethics committee.

The documentation alone will take over two weeks.

I'll rush it.

Who will you put down as the surgeon?

-You. -Me?

The committee will reject it.

Then I'll put down Kutnik. She'll be happy to have it on her CV.

You know that the tumor is in the eloquent area.

After surgery, you might be unable to speak, walk…

-I agree. -…hear.

You might shit yourself.

Are you ready for that?

The risk of complications is very high.

Even for strong patients. And at your age?

At my age, four years is an eternity.

I want to live, you understand?

I just want to live.

There you are. I've been looking for you.

Excuse me. Dr. Łazarz, you're needed, it's urgent.

We can take the ambulance to the service center, if you prefer.

But first of all--

You took the hospital ambulance at the exact same time

that the girl found in the forest disappeared.

And I know that it was you who took her away.

Not some uncle, as it was written in the documents.

Director, I…

I had to take her to her mother.

If I hadn't taken her, she would have gone to a center

and maybe they would have never seen each other again.

Ada.

You know that I admire your skills.

You think I don't pay attention.

But I know you could get a patient to the hospital

in no more than seven minutes from the very depths of hell.

But…

the illegal use of an ambulance…

the danger it caused…

You know there are laws against that.

I have to fire you.

He fucking fired me.

Let's go back, Ada.

-It doesn't make sense. -Come on.

No, I don't want to!

-You have to fire me too. -And me.

Everyone, I understand. Solidarity with your colleague.

It's all very nice.

But I have no choice.

We all function within a system.

If that's the case, then fire me too.

For performing an illegal operation in the basement of your hospital.

Dawid.

-What illegal operation? -A heart operation.

We saved a patient's life and helped her escape from here with her daughter.

And if I'm going to get fired, I think that's a very good reason.

If you fire all of us, it will suddenly come to light

that doctors in your hospital are performing illegal surgeries.

In the basement, no less.

It's not your fault, director, but

it will look bad.

It will be a big scandal.

The governor could demand your resignation.

You're a fucking genius, Dawid.

Fucking genius!

God, thank you so much. Thank you.

All it takes is an open conversation.

I have to go to the OR.

Hey. That was the sexiest thing you've ever done for me.

Really?

What's the trajectory?

Correct.

Okay. I'll screw in the bolt, and you make sure, please, that--

That the bolt follows the correct trajectory.

-Is there a problem? -No.

Then why the vitriol?

Archenemies suddenly copacetic like best buddies?

What do you mean?

Grzelka asked me to be a front for your operation on him.

And to support your candidacy for head of the department.

I don't want to become one. Can we get back to the surgery?

Sure you don't.

You'll operate on him and then you'll bear that heavy burden.

For fuck's sake. I should report this.

-Okay, that's enough. Get out. -Screw you.

Dr. Kutnik, I'm asking you to leave my operating room.

Let's continue.

Hi, this is Franek. I can't talk right now.

Call back later.

FRANEK, I'M COMING TO YOU. I'LL BRING YOUR FAVORITE BURGERS.

Hi.

What happened to you?

Why? You suddenly got interested?

-Franek… -Come on.

Come on, let's grab a bite.

Come on, let's at least pretend we're a normal family.

You come here and then sayonara.

You don't know what's going on.

That's why I'm asking what happened.

Install some cameras, so you can watch. If you find the time.

On the toilet.

Kiddo, you don't know what I'm going through.

Sit down, let's eat.

We'll eat and then we'll practice.

When the conversation's stilted, at least we have medicine.

I don't give a shit about medicine!

Franek!

It's always more important!

-Calm-- -Patients! Fucking Suwałki!

Okay, enough, calm down. Enough.

You don't give a shit about medicine, huh? You don't have to do it.

Yes, I do have to. It's the reason that they say you're a murderer.

What's going on here? Did someone hit him?

He was defending your honor.

From his friends.

Then why didn't you tell me?

Did you start answering your phone?

I was trying to reach you, get in touch, you were the ones ignoring me.

Maybe you should go back to Suwałki.

Franek needs peace and quiet right now.

You coming and going doesn't help him.

Franek, I'm really sorry.

Get out of here.

Get out!

Get out!

Get out!

How can you be such a fucking dick?

Sorry, I don't know what you mean, I was in Warsaw. What happened?

So you haven't heard that they're closing my ward?

So that they can make money off your patients?

No, I didn't know that. And…

But it's not my fault.

Apparently you yourself suggested this fantastic solution to the director.

What?

Fuck, all I said to him was--

That psychiatry is not medicine.

And your patients need more space.

Well, you did it! Congratulations!

And thanks.

Jagoda!

Everyone, come to the rec room for a moment, okay?

Kasia, Ania.

Call everyone to the rec room. Adam. Come here for a moment.

-I have something important to tell you. -Come on.

Is everyone here?

I reckon that we can't just wait around for them to shut us down.

Constant cuts, underfunding, and now the decision to close the ward.

In a situation where more and more people in Poland need psychiatric care,

this is outrageous.

We can't give up without a fight.

That's why I'm announcing a sit-in strike.

Great!

If any of the staff disagree with my decision, they can leave the ward now.

I will understand.

Sorry, I left my dog at home.

We won't be able to receive anyone here for a while, there will be no visits.

Hey! But don't worry, all therapies will continue as normal.

The ward is operating as usual.

That's great!

Bravo!

This is madness.

But all right.

If this is the only chance to stop the shutdown, I'm with you.

Thanks, Adam.

Listen, now as part of occupational therapy, I've got some canvas here.

I see, Ania, that you are the happiest about this strike.

Let's write the word "strike" here.

STRIKE

PSYCHIATRIC WARD SIT-IN STRIKE!

-All right. -We got it.

Come in, please.

Well?

Everything's set. The committee is informed that Milewski will operate.

I won't operate on you.

Why not? Are you scared?

I think this surgery is a mistake.

The tumor is progressing slowly.

It's not pressing on any key structures.

Basically, you'll be functional almost until the end.

What fucking end? That's three months.

And I can't take them away from you.

I'm sorry.

Subtitle translation by Ron Sawyer