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The Man Whose Mind Exploded
The Man Whose Mind Exploded

The Man Whose Mind Exploded

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Documentary

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In this "beautifully intimate and utterly unique piece of cinema", Toby Amies crosses the line between filmmaker and carer, trying to cope with the strange and hilarious world view of the fragile eccentric, Drako Zarharzar. A love story. Drako Oho Zaraharzar can remember modeling for Salvador Dali and hanging out with The Stones. But he can’t remember yesterday. Following a severe head injury, Drako Zaraharzar suffers from terrible memory loss, he can access memories from before his accident, but can’t imprint new ones. As he puts it, “the recording machine in my head doesn’t work”. Consequently, and as an antidote to depression he chose to live “completely in the now” according to the bizarre mottoes delivered to him whilst in a coma.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

13 June 2014

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Tony Banwell

Tony Banwell

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