My Beautiful Broken Brain

My Beautiful Broken Brain

Life is like a dream

Directed by Sophie Robinson, Lotje Sodderland

201484 min7.1 / 10

An intimate, visually inventive documentary about neurological trauma and recovery that balances devastation with wonder, exploring consciousness and resilience through one woman's altered perception of reality.

A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic stroke and finds herself starting again in an alien world, bereft of language and logic. This feature documentary takes us on a genre-twisting tale that is by turns excruciating and exquisite - from the devastating consequences of a first-time neurological experiment, through to the extraordinary revelations of her altered sensory perception.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Beautiful Broken Brain sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does My Beautiful Broken Brain end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is My Beautiful Broken Brain violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is My Beautiful Broken Brain scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is My Beautiful Broken Brain easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

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60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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