Drama · Ireland · 2017 · 1h 28m

Brain on Fire

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Director
Gerard Barrett
Cast
Chloë Grace Moretz as Susannah Cahalan Thomas Mann as Stephen Grywalski Richard Armitage as Tom Cahalan Carrie-Anne Moss as Rhona Nack Jenny Slate as Margo Tyler Perry as Richard
Crew
Yaron Orbach — Director of Photography JC Bond — Editor John Paesano — Original Music Composer Gerard Barrett — Screenplay Susannah Cahalan — Novel A.J. Dix — Producer
Tagline

It's not supposed to happen. Be prepared when it does.

Synopsis

Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.

Trailer Brain on Fire — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york citystrong womanbiographybased on true storyfemale protagonisthospitaldoctorwriternewspaper reportercatatoniamedical dramaseizure
Key Collaborators
Gerard Barrett Director Yaron Orbach Director of Photography JC Bond Editor John Paesano Original Music Composer Gerard Barrett Screenplay Susannah Cahalan Novel A.J. Dix Producer Rob Merilees Producer Charlize Theron Producer Beth Kono Producer Lindsay MacAdam Producer Ross Dempster Production Design
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