Brain On Fire (2016) Synopsis And Cast: American Film

Brain On Fire (2016)

Brain On Fire (2016) is a real-life drama movie about a New York Post journalist who was mad and misdiagnosed, starring by Chloe Grace Moretz

Brain On Fire (2016),  a biopic drama with broadcast schedule of 22 February 2017, duration 1 hour 35 minutes, PG-13 rating, directed by Gerard Barrett, written by Gerard Barrett and Susannah Cahalan. The main cast starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Jenny Slate and Carrie-Anne Moss. The film is based on memoirs/ books by Susannah Cahalan, a true story.

Produced by Foundation Features, Blank Page Productions, Broad Green Pictures. Previously Grace Moretz and Tyler Perry have collaborated on Gillian Flynn's novels: Dark Places (2015) and Gone Girl (2014).

 

Synopsis of Brain On Fire (2016)

Brain on Fire tells the story of Cahalan (Moretz), a rising journalist in New York Post media who mysteriously starts experiencing strange things and starts hearing voices. Within a few weeks, Susannah Cahalan drastically decreased mentally and began to fall into the category of madness, she began to turn from violence to catatonia unconsciously.

After a series of unexpected, diagnostic and prolonged hospital admissions, at the last minute, a doctor finally intervened and did the examination, giving the correct diagnosis and hope to improve his life again.

Catatonia is an abnormal attitude or abnormal movement that continues to increase due to a disturbed mental situation (schizophrenia).

Cast of Brain On Fire (2016)

Chloe Grace Moretz as Susannah Cahalan
Carrie-Anne Moss as Rhona Nack
Richard Armitage as Tom Cahalan
Thomas Mann as Stephen
Tyler Perry as Richard
Navid Negahban as Dr. Najjar
Agam Darshi as Dr. Khan
Lee Majdoub as Guy
Sachin Sahel as MRI Technician
Vincent Gale as Dr. Samson
Alison Araya as EEG Tech
Jenny Slate
Jessie Fraseer
Nicole LaPlaca