Fire in the head

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Movie
German title Fire in the head
Original title Brain on Fire
Country of production United States ,
Canada
original language English
Publishing year 2016
length 89 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Gerard Barrett
script Gerard Barrett
production Rob Merilees ,
Lindsay Macadam ,
Charlize Theron ,
AJ Dix ,
Beth Kono
music John Paesano
camera Yaron Orbach
cut JC Bond
occupation

Fire in the head (Original title: Brain on Fire ) is a US-Canadian drama from the year 2016 . It is based on the autobiographical novel Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan .

action

Susannah, 21, is a budding journalist at the New York Post . Shortly after meeting her boyfriend Steve, her behavior begins to change. At first she finds it difficult to concentrate, soon she suffers from mood swings, anxiety attacks, epileptic seizures and hallucinations, and increasingly has no control over herself. Eventually she has to be admitted to a clinic and becomes catatonic . The doctors are initially at a loss and finally call on the specialist Dr. Souhel Najjar for advice. After a brain biopsy, he diagnoses anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis , a special form of inflammation of the brain . After a long therapy, Susannah finally finds her way back to life.

On the advice of her superior Richard, the recovered Susannah begins to write her memoir.

background

The film premiered on September 14, 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival . The international distribution has been on Netflix since June 22, 2018 .

literature

  • Susannah Cahalan: Brain on Fire. My Month of Madness. New York 2012, ISBN 978-1-4516-2137-2 .
  • Susannah Cahalan: Fire in the head. My time of madness. Translation: Christa Trautner-Suder, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-86882-467-4 .

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