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Locked-In Syndrome (1997)

Locked-In Syndrome (1997)

Documentary
Release Date: 1997, March 14
Directors: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Countries: France, United Kingdom
Production: BBC, Cargo Films, Cargo Films

Overview:

On December 8, 1995, at the age of 43, Jean-Dominque Bauby, editor-in-chief of ELLE Magazine, suffered from a stroke and fell into a coma. When Bauby awoke he found himself completely speechless and paralyzed. In Locked-In Syndrome, director Jean-Jacques Beiniex follows Bauby's efforts to write The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was later adapted into a critically acclaimed film.