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71% Rotten Tomatoes Running time 84 minutes Language English Editor James Scott Music director Nick Ryan | 7.1/10 IMDb Produced by Sophie Robinson Country United Kingdom Initial release 21 November 2014 Screenplay Sophie Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Sophie RobinsonLotje Sodderland Release date November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21) (IDFA) Directors Lotje Sodderland, Sophie Robinson Cast Sophie Robinson, Lotje Sodderland Similar Tig, The Battered Bastards, Jimmy Carr: Funny Bu, John Hodgman: Ragnarok, Girlfriend's Day Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
My beautiful broken brain official trailer hd netflix
My Beautiful Broken Brain is a 2014 documentary film about the life of then-34-year-old Lotje Sodderland after she suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in November 2011, initially completely losing her ability to read, write, or speak coherently.
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- My beautiful broken brain official trailer netflix documentary hd
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David Lynch became an executive producer of the film.
My beautiful broken brain official trailer netflix documentary hd
Content
The film starts with a recap of the stroke and follows the life of its protagonist Lotje in the year that followed, with all her progress and major setbacks.
Lotje started taking video-selfies of herself just a few days after the stroke, while still in hospital. Large parts of the film consist of material filmed by herself on her phone. This together with various sequences showing the world from her point-of-view at that time, including for example her hallucinations, produce a rather personal storytelling style.
Production
The film was initiated by its protagonist itself. According to herself, making a film about her struggles was the first linear thought she had after the stroke. She started taking video-selfies of herself while still in hospital, and two weeks later contacted documentary filmmaker Sophie Robinson to enlist her help.
Funding for editing and post-production was collected via Kickstarter between November 28 and December 20, 2013. The initial goal of £30,000 was exceeded by £7340.
Release
My Beautiful Broken Brain had its world premiere at the 2014 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, where it won the DOC U award.
Netflix started streaming the film as a Netflix Original worldwide on March 18, 2016.