The story is quite fascinating and keeps you interested throughout. It takes place at the time when the Middle East was way more advanced in science than Western Europe and it's quite illuminating to see how a man from England had to go and learn about medicine from the Persians. The production is quite sumptuous and well done considering it's not a wide release movie. Different cultures and a slightly unnecessary love story fill in the rest of the 2 and a half hours. Not a terribly famous cast apart from Ben Kingsley. The lead actor looks more Middle Eastern than Anglo any way. Doesn't explain how he can understand and communicate with everyone there.
Worth watching.
Worth watching.