CELAB FILM Series - Documentary film: "Kidney on Ice"

Type: 
Film Screening
Audience: 
Open to the Public
Building: 
Nador u. 11
Room: 
Toth Istvan Gyorgy Room
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 5:00pm
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Date: 
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Kidney on Ice looks at organ trafficking from a variety of perspectives, exploring the tragic stories of people selling their organs and those who desperately need an transplant.

In close cooperation with Moldovan journalist Alina Radu; Anja Dalhoff also examines the role played by the criminal network behind this heartless trade and a former policeman is interviewed in prison, where he is now serving 10 years for organ trafficking. The film also describes how unscrupulous surgeons in Turkey perform secret illegal operations on living donors from European countries.

Followed by a discussion with the producers, moderator: prof. Judit Sandor