Produced by NRK
In
Bejing stands the only hospital in China to specialize in allowing people approaching
the end of their lives to die with dignity. It was established ten years ago
by Dr. Li Wei, who had been a barefoot doctor in the countryside during the
Cultural Revolution. He saw much hardship during those years and vowed to help
some of those people who survived.
Compared to a Western hospital, this is a simple, basic facility. Care and respect permeates the atmosphere. Each of the elderly patients embodies the history of his or her generation. Entwined with their stories is film footage illustrating the turbulent times through which they lived. By focusing on the stories of a few people nearing the end of life, The Chinese Hospice lends a personal face to history.
American Society on Aging, 2000
"Highly recommended... for those interested in the sociology of aging in
contemporary cultures." Charles Greenberg, Yale University Medical Library
MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship
46 min. Video or DVD. Sale $295. Video rental $65.
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