George Cotzias is a giant of medicine. He is the inventor of the cure for Parkinson’s desease, and one of the founders of neurophysiology. Moved to America after the invasion of the German troops, he worked most of his life in Brookhaven National Laboratory. He died of cancer at the age of 59.
The film explores the life and times of this most remarkable researcher through interviews of people who knew him or were influenced by him and his contributions to the medical science.