

Alive Inside (2014)
PG 1h 14m 7.1/10 IMDb
Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.
Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett
Cast: Oliver Sacks, Bobby McFerrin
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus) Terminal illness
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