My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.033 |
Directed By
Sophie Robinson
Lotje Sodderland
Crew
Sophie Robinson
Lotje Sodderland
James Scott
Lotje Sodderland
Sophie Robinson
David Lynch
Lisa Nishimura
Adam Del Deo
Michael Houldey
Nick Ryan
Nick Ryan
Nick Ryan
Lotje Sodderland
Gabi Norland
Anthony Austin
Lucy McRae
Chin Okoronkwo
Sophie Robinson
Nick Ryan
Sophie Robinson
TOP CAST
Lotje Sodderland
Self
Sophie Robinson
Self
Jan Sodderland
Self
Hente Sodderland
Self
David Lynch
Self
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