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My Beautiful Broken Brain

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Lotje Sodderland journeys into her own brain to recover and rehabilitate after a hemorrhagic stroke leaves her unable to communicate.
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Jessi Cape Austin Chronicle Surprisingly beautiful and emotionally intense, this visually stunning glass eye is a testament to Sodderland's spirited strength in the midst of her delightfully strange, but entirely real, Lynchian nightmare. Mar 22, 2016 Full Review Donald Strohman The Young Folks To those who have never seen someone suffer a stroke, you'll learn something new about the medical issue. To those who've seen the effects first hand, this film will likely earn a special place in your heart. Rated: 8/10 Mar 25, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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georgan g Interesting methods used to share how it feels to have a stroke. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I felt this was an outstanding first hand account of one's journey through the immediate aftermath of a stroke. How rare it is to have someone document their condition under such circumstances. Her story is highly enlightening. Thank you Lotje for being so brave to expose so much of yourself, your feelings, your personal worries and concerns and hopes and dreams. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member One night out of nowhere Lotje Sodderland ends up in the hospital because of a stroke. The film takes you on Lotjes journey of recovering with all it's ups and downs. This film made me so sad, and I didn't really know why. Lotje shows herself as such a beautiful, strong, happy and optimistic woman. In the end I think what made me sad was the fact that she didn't deserve to go through all that. But then again, nobody does. I could feel her struggle with finding words, writing and even reading. Every time she couldn't find the words for something all I wanted to do was help her. This is such a strong movie and it gave me the time to reflect on the fact that these things happen as well, having a stroke is a something so big for the people who have them and the people around those people. You never really hear anything about it though and this documentary gives us the opportunity to reflect on it, to think about it and to understand. I really enjoyed the footage that Lotje filmed herself, it made it so much more personal. I think the way they brought the colours into the footage was great as well, first I thought "This probably isn't what Lotje is really seeing" but then I thought, maybe it is. She had a say I everything, she is one of the directors, so she must have told and explained how everything looked and felt. That made me feel so much closer and it helped me understand even better. You became part of the experience. Although I sometimes didn't really understand the medical terms, or the things the doctors where saying, I learned so much from this documentary. I think everyone should watch it, interested in the brain or in people who recover from strokes or not, it is worth it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member ao Moving and so similar to my own recovery from a stroke. ?? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Coning from someone who recently suffered a stroke, this movie gives those who haven't a clear look at what this type of trauma does to your brain and mind. It gives a clear and very realistic look through the eyes of someone who views the world differently. I highly recommend this for those who have loved ones that have been affected by this type a of brain injury. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member As a rece3nt stroke rehab client, I an say that the documentqaty captures well a numb3er of the hings stroke patients deal with and overcome. nowo ar e alike, but som things are universal. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lotje Sodderland journeys into her own brain to recover and rehabilitate after a hemorrhagic stroke leaves her unable to communicate.
Director
Sophie Robinson, Lotje Sodderland
Producer
Sophie Robinson
Screenwriter
Sophie Robinson
Genre
Biography, Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m
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