We often read newspaper headlines that say, “Death of the patient, medical staff at fault!”. There are many such cases where these medical staff who save our lives are blamed even for A Mistake, without really knowing the truth. If you are from a medical background, or have acquaintances there, you might definitely be aware of such situations.
Similar is the plot of this movie, “A Mistake.” The plot of the movie is about Beth Taylor, a surgeon and the only consultant at her hospital, who has to face public lashes, questions from the higher authorities and much more, because of situations going out of hand, during her surgery of a young woman. There are newspaper headlines blaming the staff, the higher authorities saying that the women are not meant for meds and much more, that puts Beth’s career and life at stake.
A Mistake Movie Quotes and Dialogues
1. Good afternoon, this is a mobility and mortality meeting we’re going to be discussing errors made by the surgical staff in ‘Lisa Williams’ case.
2. My name is Elizabeth Taylor. I’m the consultant surgeon.
3. The immortality in this case is not related to the surgery, it’s related to her advanced sepsis.
4. She needs an operation, it went well.
5. – Our daughter is in the morgue.
– The infection was too much for her body.
6. It’s a bad outcome, she was likely never going to make it.
7. Our surgical results are going to be published in the paper.
8. – Our priority is in to shelter surgeons from criticism.
– It’s looking for someone to blame.
Best Quotes from A Mistake
9. I’ve been having dreams about her.
10. We did everything in our power.
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11. – I’m not sure women are suited to a career in Med.
– That’s what this is about!
12. I will not stand by and pretend. We have a covenant with our patients.
13. You’re the best of what you do. But is what you do always best for the patients?
14. Mistakes may always happen and I’m not trying to hide anything.
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Conclusion
A Mistake is directed by Christine Jeffs and the star cast includes, Elizabeth Banks, Simon McBurney, Rena Owen, Mickey Summer, etc. The trailer of the movie gives us a glimpse of the mental turmoil of the medicos, and the emotions they go through when they make a mistake in a surgery. It shows situations where the staff has nightmares about the patients and also when they are ready to give up.
This movie is definitely an emotional rollercoaster yet full of drama. It would be interesting for the audience to watch the movie and find out, Beth who had always been a perfectionist in her job and survived such a demanding field, would she suffer because of a single mistake? Or can she get out of it? The answers to all these curiosities can only be received, after watching the movie.