Brain. The Second Universe

Name: Brain. The Second Universe
Director: Julia Kiseleva
Released: 2017

Julia Kiseleva 2017

This film explores the fascinating world of neuroscience and the brain’s remarkable abilities. People with prosopagnosia — a condition affecting 2% of the population and leaving them unable to recognize faces, sometimes even those of loved ones — share their extraordinary stories. Another rare phenomenon links objects like letters and numbers to sensory experiences such as color, taste, or smell. Through these striking cases, the film reveals how differently the human brain can perceive and interpret reality.

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Running Time:

86 min.

Spoken Languages:

Russian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Julia Kiseleva

Producers:

Svetlana Bondareva, Olga Shaposhnikova, Julia Kiseleva, Alexandra Vorontsova

Cinematographers:

Sergey Petriga, Yulia Galochkina, Irina Saprykina, Alexander Tananov, Irina Uralskaya, Georgy Tsertsvadze

Editors:

Julia Kiseleva

Production Companies:

Risk Film, Video Studio

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