Locked-In Syndrome

Locked-In Syndrome

6.2/100h 27m1997
Locked-In Syndrome

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC
Cargo Films

Additional Information

Original Title:Assigné à résidence
Original Language:English
Status:Released

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