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My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)

| Documentary, Biography | 18 March 2016 (USA)
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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. ... See full summary »

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Sophie Robinson, Lotje Sodderland (co-director)

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David Lynch, Sophie Robinson, Hente Sodderland | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
David Lynch ... Himself
Sophie Robinson ... Herself
Hente Sodderland Hente Sodderland ... Herself
Jan Sodderland Jan Sodderland ... Himself
Lotje Sodderland Lotje Sodderland ... Herself
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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. Written by Anonymous

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brain | stroke | f rated | stroke victim | brain injury | See All (6) »

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Life is like a dream

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a lovely story, excellent film
31 March 2016 | by carloslopesgaspar – See all my reviews

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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