MORETZ plays Susannah, a rising journalist at the New York Post who falls victim to an inexplicable illness that has her hearing voices, hallucinating, battling bouts of paranoia and lashing out during violent episodes.

As weeks go by and Cahalan rapidly descends into insanity, there seems to be no hope for answers until a lucky last-minute intervention by one doctor gives her a diagnosis and the chance to rebuild her life.

Brain on Fire
Directed by
Gerard Barrett
Cast
Chloƫ Grace Moretz
Thomas Mann
Jenny Slate
Tyler Perry
Richard Armitage
Carrie-Anne Moss
Produced by
Charlize Theron
Beth Kono
AJ Dix
Rob Merilees
Lindsay Macadam
Written by
Gerard Barrett, based on the New York Times bestselling memoir by Susannah Cahalan

MORETZ plays Susannah, a rising journalist at the New York Post who falls victim to an inexplicable illness that has her hearing voices, hallucinating, battling bouts of paranoia and lashing out during violent episodes. As weeks go by and Cahalan rapidly descends into insanity, there seems to be no hope for answers until a lucky last-minute intervention by one doctor gives her a diagnosis and the chance to rebuild her life.

MORETZ plays Susannah, a rising journalist at the New York Post who falls victim to an inexplicable illness that has her hearing voices, hallucinating, battling bouts of paranoia and lashing out during violent episodes. As weeks go by and Cahalan rapidly descends into insanity, there seems to be no hope for answers until a lucky last-minute intervention by one doctor gives her a diagnosis and the chance to rebuild her life.

More past releases