Dormant Beauty (2012) on Netflix
Italy divides over ending life support for a woman comatose for seventeen years. A parliamentarian defies his party's line; his daughter joins the vigil outside the hospital.
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- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb6.3/101,842 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes80%
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Plot summary
Italy spends six days divided over Eluana Englaro, in an irreversible coma since a car accident in 1992. Her parents have obtained authorization to end her life support, and the Catholic Church and several political parties attack the decision. Uliano Beffardi, a parliamentarian elected for Forza Italia, refuses to follow his party and intends to vote against a bill that would ban euthanasia. Maria, his daughter, joins a Christian prayer group against euthanasia outside the hospital and falls in love with Roberto, an activist on the other side whose brother Pipino has bipolar disorder. A French actress known as the Divina Madre, married to an Italian actor, has stopped caring for her husband, her son and her work since their daughter fell into a coma. Rossa, addicted to heroin, is watched over by a doctor, Pallido, who loves her.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dormant Beauty (2012)
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- The film is based on the real case of Eluana Englaro, who fell into an irreversible coma in 1992 after a car accident and was deemed incurable. After years of struggle, her parents obtained authorization in 2009 to euthanize her.
- Eluana Englaro is never shown in the film; instead, images of television programmes and newspapers mentioning her case run constantly in the background to remind viewers of her presence.
