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Awakenings

Drama

1990, Movie, 2h

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

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Reviews

Critic Philip Thomas

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DeNiro, in diligent Oscar-scooping mode, is typically awesome, Robin Williams tolerable as the deeply human, yet bashful doctor, and many an opportunity is certainly offered for a hankie-soddening situation to develop in the darkness.

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Daniel

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En verklighetsbaserad och mycket bra film med utmärkt skådespel av Robin Williams och Robert de Niro. Även Max Von Sydow och Peter Stormare är med i birollerna. Filmen nominerades även för flera Oscars. Se den!

1 year ago

Critic Andreas Samuelson

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…ett starkt, gripande verklighetsbaseratdrama med engagerande karaktärer…

Read full review at Moviezine

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Awakenings is a powerful and thought-provoking film that explores the true story of a group of patients who have been catatonic for decades, and the dedicated doctor who is determined to help them. Through the use of an experimental drug, L-DOPA, Dr. Malcolm Sayer is able to awaken these patients from their vegetative state and help them experience life in a way they never have before. The film follows the journey of Leonard Lowe, the first patient to receive the treatment, as he learns to communicate and interact with the world around him. However, as the film progresses, it becomes clear that the drug's effects are temporary and that the patients will eventually lose their newfound awareness. Despite this, the film ends on a hopeful note, as Leonard and his fellow patients find joy and meaning in their brief time awake.