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My Beautiful Broken Brain

  • 20142014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 26m
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My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)
  • Documentary
  • Biography
After suffering a stroke at age 34, a woman documents her struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write.After suffering a stroke at age 34, a woman documents her struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write.After suffering a stroke at age 34, a woman documents her struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write.
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  • Directors
    • Sophie Robinson
    • Lotje Sodderland
  • Writer
    • Sophie Robinson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • David Lynch
    • Sophie Robinson
    • Hente Sodderland
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Sophie Robinson
    • Lotje Sodderland
  • Writer
    • Sophie Robinson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • David Lynch
    • Sophie Robinson
    • Hente Sodderland
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    David Lynch
    David Lynch
    • Selfas Self
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    Sophie Robinson
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    Hente Sodderland
    • Selfas Self
    Jan Sodderland
    • Selfas Self
    Lotje Sodderland
    Lotje Sodderland
    • Selfas Self
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      • Sophie Robinson
      • Lotje Sodderland
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      • Sophie Robinson(uncredited)
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    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. —Anonymous
    • brain
    • stroke
    • f rated
    • stroke victim
    • brain injury
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      • Life is like a dream
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      • Documentary
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      • TV-14
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    • Trivia
      The eighteenth Netflix original documentary.
    • Connections
      Features Twin Peaks (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Long Winter
      Written by Bryce Dessner

      Performed by Zachary Miskin

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    10/10
    a lovely story, excellent film
    Wow! I was mesmerized by her story and her beautiful mind... I am a nurse, and worked for many years in a acute care unit, so I dealt with this look-a-like situations on a daily basis. I always wondered about the implications of this situations, specifically in aphasic syndromes... and, somehow, always felt helpless. I mean, it's really challenging: the depersonalization, the lack of freedom that the unit routines impose, people not recognizing/redefining themselves, the uncertainty towards the future and life-goals/projects, the "re-construction" of the self and pursuing/finding a meaning. It's a really emotive journey! If you can, please read: "De Profundis - Valsa Lenta", from José Cardoso Pires (a top Portuguese writer), that describes his experience when he had a stroke. I kept remembering his writings throughout the film, he had a really similar point of view...
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    • Mar 31, 2016

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Netflix Site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Khối Óc Xinh Đẹp Tội Nghiệp Của Tôi
    • Production company
      • Netflix Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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