The Surgeon
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Sept 12, 2026, Canada (TIFF)


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Synopsis:
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) is back in action as a kidnapped surgeon forced to perform one last operation in this fun, pulse-pounding thriller.


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(08/30/26) The Surgeon will have several screenings during TIFF.
Ticket sales open August 31:   Sep 12  Sep 15  Sep 18

TIFF: The Surgeon

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) is back in action as a kidnapped surgeon forced to perform one last operation in this fun, pulse-pounding thriller.

As fun as it is thrilling, The Surgeon stars Michelle Yeoh as a gifted doctor who steps down after an accomplished career, only to return to the operating room at gunpoint. In her newfound retirement, she is abducted by a criminal gang (led by Martin Freeman) that forces her to work on a member with a life-threatening medical condition. Thanks to her extensive knowledge of human anatomy and decades of experience with a scalpel, she fights back, equally capable of healing and wounding with her gifts of precision and dexterity. Appearing in two Official Selections at this year's Festival (the other being Bai Xue's It's My Time) after winning the Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Yeoh proves that she's here to stay.

After his 2025 romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy, director Roshan Sethi draws from his unique background as a physician to deliver a pulse-pounding ride that pays homage to genre films, from kidnapping thriller to surgical drama to home invasion. Elevating the action sequences is a killer soundtrack featuring delightful needle drops — including Thin Lizzy, our protagonist's music of choice in the operating room. With equal attention to constructing breathless fight scenes and fleshing out character histories, this "scalp 'em up" signals the return of the classic 2000s action blockbuster.

(08/18/26)
TIFF Centrepiece: The Surgeon

(08/04/26) The Surgeon is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), running September 10-20.
TiFF: The Surgeon
Toronto Today: TIFF adds films starring Michelle Yeoh, Barry Keoghan and Zooey Deschanel to 2026 roster


(03/12/26) A special screening of The Surgeon

(11/07/25) The filming of The Surgeon has wrapped in Dublin. The production, which also shot scenes in County Wicklow, concluded in early November 2025..

(08/28/25) Michelle Yeoh's 'The Surgeon' Starts Filming in Dublin and Wicklow in September

(05/30/25) [Cannes Market] The Surgeon, written and directed by oncologist-turned-filmmaker Roshan Sethi and reuniting Wachsberger and Basil Iwanyk after they worked together on John Wick, sold to Australia/New Zealand (Umbrella Entertainment), Baltics (ACME Film), Benelux (18K), CIS (Unicorn Media), Eastern Europe (Unicorn Media), Greece (The Film Group), Israel (United King Films), Philippines (Pioneer Films), Portugal (NOS Audiovisuais), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), Spain (DeAPlaneta Entertainment) and Turkey (Fabula Films).

(05/12/25)
Variety: Michelle Yeoh to Lead Stylized Action Film 'The Surgeon' From 'The Resident' Co-Creator Roshan Sethi and 'John Wick' Collaborators
Deadline: Michelle Yeoh To Star In Action Film 'The Surgeon' For 'John Wick' Outfit Thunder Road - Cannes Market
Tatler: Michelle Yeoh is 'The Surgeon' in a new action thriller: What we know so far


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