Based on a true story, but other reviewers have pointed out it does not tell the full truth in certain key areas. Apart from which, it places the viewer in the position of a man who retains his mental faculties, but is paralysed in every part of his body except his left eye. This may be educational and instructive, and inviting sympathy, but it is the opposite of entertaining and enjoyable. It is an experience I do not wish to repeat; and I do not intend to watch this film again. It is unbearably long, tedious, repetitive, and painful. It can be considered an achievement of sorts on the part of its makers.
