Movies and TvShows featuring "penicillin" theme.
Pulp novelist Holly Martins arrives in postwar Vienna to find his friend Harry Lime dead. As he investigates the circumstances of Harry's death, Holly discovers a criminal underworld and a conspiracy that involves betrayal and deception.
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. In 1970, Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) graduates from medical school in Scotland. With dull prospects at home, he decides to seek adventure abroad by working at a Ugandan missionary clinic run by Dr. David Merrit (Adam Kotz) and his wife, Sarah (Gillian Anderson). Garrigan becomes attracted to Sarah, who enjoys the attention but refuses to engage him in an extramarital affair. Meanwhile, General Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) overthrows incumbent president Milton Obote in a coup.<br/><br/>Garrigan first sees Amin at a public rally that he addresses in the village where Garrigan works with Merrit & Sarah. He is impressed with Amin's vision for the nation. Garrigan sincerely believes Amin will help the country, while Sarah warns him of dictators that have taken over before. Garrigan is called to a minor car accident involving Amin where he treats his hand. During the incident Garrigan takes a gun and shoots a mortally wounded cow because no one else has the presence of mind to put it out of its misery. Amin is impressed by his quick action and initiative. Amin, fond of Scotland as a symbol of resilience and admiring the Scottish people for their resistance to the English, is delighted to discover Garrigan's nationality and exchanges his military shirt for Garrigan's Scotland shirt. Later, Amin invites Garrigan to become his personal physician and take charge of modernizing the country's health care system.<br/><br/>Garrigan soon becomes Amin's trusted confidant and is relied on for much more than medical care, such as matters of state. Although Garrigan is aware of violence around Kampala, he accepts Amin's explanation that cracking down on the opposition will bring lasting peace to the country. Garrigan discovers that the polygamous leader has ostracized the youngest of his three wives, Kay (Kerry Washington), because she has given birth to an epileptic son, Mackenzie (Apollo Okwenje Omamo). When treating Mackenzie, Garrigan and Kay form a relationship and sleep with each other, but Kay tells him he must find a way to leave Uganda. As Garrigan grows in power the British Foreign Office gets in touch with him to recruit him on their side, should the need arise in future. Stone, an offer from the Foreign office indicates to Garrigan that Amin was installed by the British Govt, but now shares an uneasy relationship with them.<br/><br/>Garrigan saves Amin from an assassination attempt & now Amin trusts only Garrigan, even above the advice of his old friend, & health minister Waspa. One day Garrigan finds Waspa speaking to a white man in a suspicious manner at a bar & mentions it to Amin. Few days later Stone informs Garrigan that Waspa has gone missing along with many ranking Govt officials suspected of treason by Amin. Garrigan mentions the missing Waspa to Amin & asks his permission to go back to Scotland, but Amin refuses.<br/><br/>Eventually, Garrigan begins to lose faith in Amin as he witnesses the increasing paranoia, repressive murders and xenophobia in expelling South Asians from the country. Amin replaces Garrigan's British passport with a Ugandan one to prevent him from escaping which leads Garrigan to frantically seek help from Stone (Simon McBurney), the local British Foreign Office representative. Garrigan is told the British will help him leave Uganda if he uses his position to assassinate Amin, but Garrigan refuses.<br/><br/>Kay informs Garrigan that she has become pregnant with his child. Amin will murder her for infidelity if he discovers this, so she begs Garrigan for a secret abortion. Delayed by Amin's command that he attend a press conference with Western journalists, Garrigan fails to meet Kay at the appointed time. She concludes she has been abandoned and seeks out a primitive abortion in a nearby village, where she is apprehended by Amin's forces. Garrigan finds her savagely mutilated corpse on an autopsy table and falls retching to his knees, finally confronting the palpable inhumanity of Amin's regime and decides killing him will end it all.<br/><br/>A hijacked Air France aircraft is flown to Entebbe by pro-Palestinian hijackers seeking asylum from agents of international law. Amin rushes to the scene to help them, taking Garrigan along. At the airport, one of Amin's bodyguards discovers Garrigan's plot to poison Amin, under the ruse of giving him pills for a headache. His treachery revealed, Garrigan is beaten by Amin's henchmen before Amin himself arrives and discloses he is aware of the relationship with Kay. As punishment, Garrigan's chest is pierced with meat hooks, and he is hanged by his skin.<br/><br/>Amin arranges a plane for the release of non-Israeli passengers, and Garrigan's torturers leave him bleeding on the floor while they relax in another room. Garrigan's medical colleague at the hospital, Dr. Junju (David Oyelowo), takes advantage of the opportunity to rescue him. He urges Garrigan to tell the world the truth about Amin's regime, asserting that because Garrigan is white the world will believe him. Junju gives Garrigan his own jacket, enabling him to mingle unnoticed with the crowd of freed hostages and board the plane. When the torturers discover Garrigan's absence, Junju is shot dead while the plane departs with Garrigan on board. Amin is informed too late to prevent it, while Garrigan tearfully remembers the people of Uganda. The epilogue shows real footage of Amin, as well as figures such as the 300,000 that died under his regime and tells of his eventual downfall in 1979 & 2003 death while in exile in Saudi Arabia.
Death of a Scoundrel is a movie set in the 1950s that follows the life of a charismatic yet treacherous businessman named Clementi Sabourin. The plot revolves around his rise to power, his manipulative tactics, and the various crimes he commits along the way. From fraudulent business deals to extramarital affairs, Sabourin stops at nothing to achieve his ambitions. However, his actions eventually catch up with him, leading to a shocking conclusion.
After the loss of her husband, a doctor travels to Burma and becomes involved in the country's political unrest. Along the way, she encounters danger, escapes from dictatorship, and discovers inner strength.
A female patient caught the attention of her doctor, who becomes obsessed with her. He goes to extreme lengths to be with her, including stalking, abduction, and attempted murder. The woman must fight for her life and escape the clutches of her deranged doctor.
Lymelife is a coming-of-age drama that takes place in suburban America during the late 1970s. The film explores various themes including love, family dynamics, and infidelity. It follows the lives of two families and the complex relationships that unfold within them. As the teenagers in the film navigate first love and sexual awakening, the adults grapple with their own marital issues and the consequences of their actions. Lymelife captures the innocence, turmoil, and disillusionment of adolescence in the midst of the American Dream.
Caleb, a South Florida teen, experiences a life-altering event when he is exposed to HIV on the eve of his high school graduation. As he anxiously awaits his test results over the next three months, Caleb unexpectedly finds love in the midst of his turmoil.
Miss Evers' Boys is a movie set during World War II that tells the story of Miss Eunice Evers, a black nurse who becomes a part of a controversial medical experiment. The experiment involves treating black soldiers with syphilis but withholding the necessary treatment in order to study the disease. As the years go by, Miss Evers struggles with her role in the experiment and the moral implications of her actions.
Set in 1960s America, 'Telling Lies in America' follows the story of a Hungarian-American teenager who becomes entangled in the music industry. As he navigates the challenges of his new life, he learns the harsh realities of fame, love, and the importance of staying true to oneself. With a backdrop of rock 'n' roll, this coming-of-age drama explores themes of identity, ambition, and the power of deception.
Set in post-World War II Poland, an American soldier falls in love with a widow, but faces guilt and language barriers. They uncover a mass grave while searching for her missing husband.
Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. (BFI Website)
After killing a police officer, a fugitive World War Two veteran seeks refuge in postwar London. He forms a turbulent relationship with a nurse as he tries to escape his past and the authorities.
Set in the 1980s, The Border Post takes place at a border post in Yugoslavia during the breakup of the country. The film follows an army commander and his soldiers stationed at the post, dealing with the challenges of ethnic tension, personal relationships, and the outbreak of syphilis in the area. It explores themes of love, loyalty, and the impact of war on individuals.
An obsessive small town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.
This is the story of the invention of penicillin and the scientists behind the work. The main character, Howard Florey, races against time to create his magic bullet that will ultimately save the lives of thousands of soldiers during the second world war and win him the Nobel prize. It is a story of intrigue, suspense and bitter rivalry, set mainly in Oxford, England during World War II.
A 19 year old nonconformist poet living in 1947 Czechoslovakia is blind to the Communist behemoth looking over him, and instead lives a bohemian life with sexually liberated girls.
Medical researchers Jerry Evans and Walt Hedges are assigned by a pharmaceutical company to work at a secret laboratory on a remote South Pacific Island in order to produce penicillium, the mold from which the magic drug penicillin is derived.
Anna, a nurse, meets her wartime lover Marcel in 1951. Learning that he has been sentenced to death for his role in the Home Army, she hides him in her cellar for five years. She gets pregnant with his child and has the baby out of the wedlock. Despite the hardships and gossip she holds much better than he. In 1956 when the political climate changes, he resurfaces and is arrested, but then acquitted by the court.
PSA about the history of Syphilis and the medical treatments used to combat it that's meant to raise the public awareness of the dangers of this insidious modern plague and the necessity of blood screenings and treatments.