Now in theaters: The Physician 2

"The Physician," based on the bestselling novel by Noah Gordon, was one of the most successful German box-office releases of the 2010s, attracting more than three and a half million cinema-goers. Now—twelve years later—the long-awaited sequel arrives. "The Physician 2" follows the return of the doctor Rob Cole to his English homeland after fleeing Isfahan. Determined to share the medical knowledge he acquired abroad, he is repeatedly met with ignorance, suspicion, and deeply rooted superstition. When the king summons him to care for his daughter—who suffers from mysterious episodes of madness, rumored by some to be demonic possession—Rob Cole is confronted with entirely new questions: the hidden depths of the human soul. Starring Tom Payne alongside an international cast that includes Emily Cox, Anne Ratte-Polle, and Leonard Scheicher, the film impresses not only through its performances but also through its visual richness. Cinematographer Frank Griebe lends the film a striking visual language, moving between somber and sumptuous medieval settings, while the sweeping narrative combines intellectual rigor with emotional resonance. An epic tale of knowledge, belief, and humanity—"The Physician 2" is the perfect choice for a shared family visit to the cinema during the days between the holidays.