Living in Emergency

2010 | Documentary

Synopsis

In the war zones of Liberia and Congo, four volunteers with Doctors Without Borders struggle to provide emergency medical care under extreme conditions.

Scores

Overall Score
32.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.2%
Review Aggregate
84.6

Critic Consensus

92.3% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thought-provoking, uplifting, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thought-provokingupliftingcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris Brasher2010$98,000$140,000(est)
Davinder Gill2010$60,000$86,000(est)
Tom Krueger2010$45,000$65,000(est)
Chiara Lepora2010$37,000$53,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes1,079

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$32,208$46,326
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$32,208$46,326

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2010$16,104$23,163
Digital Rentals ?2010$777,000$1,117,583
Digital Purchases ?2010$227,000$326,501
Physical Rentals ?2010$1,824,000$2,623,516
Physical Purchases ?2010$4,086,000$5,877,021
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$450,000$647,249
Total Revenues2010$7,380,104$10,615,033
Expenses
Budget ?2010$1,500,000$2,157,497
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$295,000$424,308
Residuals ?2010$491,000$706,221
Interest & Overhead2010$300,000$431,499
Total Expenses2010$2,666,000$3,834,591
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$4,714,104$6,780,442

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