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Based on the testimonies of doctors, researchers, families and patients, this documentary, both scientific and deeply human, attempts to unravel the mysteries of the brain and consciousness, at the border between life and dead…
David, plunged into a coma following a head trauma, arrives at the hospital in serious condition. Several months later, he gradually comes back to life: first opening of his eyes, first words, first steps... So many moments of doubt, worry and happiness, shared with his loved ones and the nursing staff.
For Jill, a young woman the awakening process seems to have stopped. At the Rehazenter, a specialized center located in Luxembourg, specific care is provided to him. Jill, accompanied by her family, will go for a week of examinations to the greatest European specialist in the brain: Steven Laureys, neurologist at the University Hospital of Liège. For the first time in the world, it presents the examinations which make it possible to precisely evaluate the degree of consciousness of a patient.
Arnaud and Nicola, after weeks of serious coma, woke up with sequelae. In Garches, for several months, they undergo a long rehabilitation and accomplish their slow return to autonomy and to life.
Director: OLIVIER PINTE
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