Wit is a 2001 HBO television movie based on the play Wit. The movie, directed by Mike Nichols, stars Emma Thompson as Vivian Bearing, a woman suffering through Stage IV ovarian cancer and her attempt at keeping a calm position through all the problems she experiences.
Based on the Margaret Edson play, Vivian Bearing is a literal, hardnosed English professor who has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the story, she reflects on her reactions to the cycle the cancer takes, the treatments, and significant events in her life. The people that watch over her are Jason Posner, who only finds faith in being a doctor; Susie Monahan, a nurse with a human side that is the only one in the hospital that cares for Vivian's condition; and Dr. Kelekian, the head doctor who just wants results no matter what they are. Written by Pat McCurry
