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Brain on Fire

Brain on Fire (2016)

Drama, Biographical | United States, Canada, Ireland
Director: Gerard Barrett


Rating: 6.6/10
User rating: 7.8/10
(15 votes)

SYNOPSIS

The film follows the harrowing experience of a writer struggling with a rare neurological disease from when she first suffers symptoms to the many attempts at diagnosing it and the eventual discovery of the real cause of her illness. Based on the book, 'Brain On Fire', the true story of Susannah Cahalan, a journalist for the New York Times.

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