My Beautiful Broken Brain

"Life is like a dream"

Mar 18 2016 TV-14 1h 26m
Biography, Documentary

A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic stroke and finds herself starting again in an alien world, bereft of language and logic. This feature documentary takes us on a genre-twisting tale that is by turns excruciating and exquisite - from the devastating consequences of a first-time neurological experiment, through to the extraordinary revelations of her altered sensory perception.

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Plot

MY BEAUTIFUL BROKEN BRAIN is 34 year old Lotje Sodderland's personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of her own brain following a life changing hemorrhagic stroke. Regaining consciousness to an alien world - Lotje was thrown into a new existence of distorted reality where words held no meaning and where her sensory perception had changed beyond recognition. This a story of pioneering scientific research to see if her brain might recover - with outcomes that no one could have predicted. It is a film about hope, transformation and the limitless power of the human mind.

Written by

Sophie Robinson

Directed by

Sophie Robinson, Lotje Sodderland

Cast

David Lynch, Sophie Robinson, Hente Sodderland

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

Trailers
My Beautiful Broken Brain | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
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