Natural Disorder
Natural Disorder
24-year-old Jacob Nossell is really bright, but he does not fit the typical idea of the perfect life. Jacob is living with cerebral palsy, a congenital physical disability. In addition to affecting his speech, it causes muscle cramps and stiffness. His words run together when he speaks and his movements are limited. With a normal intellect in a weakened body, Jacob is the embodiment of the dilemma of normality – he is too disabled to be truly accepted by society and too normal to accept his own fate. Therefore Jacob has decided to stage a performance at the Royal Danish Theatre (Human Phase-out), and put matters straight once and for all. He will do away with normality as defined by the majority.
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projection time:98 min
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country/year:Denmark, 2015
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director:Christian Sønderby Jepsen
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pictures:Christian Sønderby Jepsen
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production:Moving Documentary Aps
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selected festivals and awards:2015 – CPH:DOX Copenhagen, 2015 – IDFA Amsterdam, 2015 – DocPoint Helsinki
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