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Seizure: Created by Megan Gallagher. With Anders Baasmo, Anders Danielsen Lie, Selome Emnetu, Marius Kolbenstvedt. Detectives Sander Holm and Max Sørensen are investigating a strange case in which four boys are found dead.
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This 1997 drama is a tough but honest portrayal of refractory epilepsy (where medication doesn’t stop seizures). Starring Meryl Streep, it follows the life of a mid-western family whose young son begins having seizures. The anti epileptic drugs he is prescribed cause unpleasant side effects and don’t seem to stop his seizures. Lori, the boy’s mom, ...
2004 indie comedy drama Garden Statefeatures Zach Braff as a depressed young man who returns to his hometown, where he falls in love with a girl named Sam (played by Natalie Portman). Sam has epilepsy, and although we do not see her having any seizures in the movie (she has been seizure-free for several years) her health insurance company is trying...
Controlis a 2007 biopic of 1970s English rock band Joy Division and its singer Ian Curtis. Curtis had epilepsy, and his seizures are represented authentically in the film. Importantly, Curtis’s seizures are not used simply as plot twists - but instead as part of a portrayal of his whole person. Recommended: The link between music and epilepsy
Another English movie, 2014’s Electricity tells the story of a young woman with epilepsy who learns that her brother - who she thought had died - could be alive. She travels to London to try and find him, and the movie shows how her seizures and medication interact with her journey.
This 2009 movie depicts the story of Ivy, a young college student who has juvenile myoclonic epilepsyand a summer when she returns home to Brooklyn. Again, this character depicts life for someone with epilepsy in a realistic way - whether it’s taking medication, visiting the doctor, or simply going about her normal life.
The sequel to the original Avatar movie was one of 2022’s biggest box office hits. The story follows the Sully family, and has an intriguing subplot around their adopted daughter Kiri (voiced by Sigourney Weaver) who is diagnosed with epilepsy. Throughout the film, Kiri is shown having heightened visual and auditory experiences and at one point has...
Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures. As weeks progress and Susannah quickly moves deeper into insanity, her ...
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Aug 31, 2018 · A new original Netflix film, "The After Party," has been criticized by epilepsy advocates for its inaccurate and hurtful portrayal of a seizure.
Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings A brain surgeon (Leonard Nimoy) operates on a singer (Penelope Milford) with a tumor, but something goes wrong. Cast & Crew Media Info
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