'Concussion' handler om neuropatologen Dr. Bennet Omalu, der som den første opdager, at amerikanske fodboldspillere pådrager sig varige hjerneskader forårsaget af sporten. Omalu konstaterer tilstanden, der går under navnet kronisk traumatisk ecefalopati (CTE), hos en tidligere fodboldspiller, som er død af hjertestop. Den banebrydende retsmediciner forsøger nu at få sandheden frem om sportsgrenens farlige konsekvenser, men den amerikanske football-liga NFL forsøger ihærdigt at benægte, at det er den voldsomme sport, der forårsager lidelsen. Filmen er baseret på den virkelige historie om den nigerianske immigrant og retsmediciner Bennet Omalu, der tvinges ud i en indædt kamp med en af verdens mest magtfulde institutioner.
Hitchcocks mesterlige thriller, der trods sin alder er et vandtæt skoleeksempel på, hvordan en spændende historie skal skrues sammen, kan med næsten lige så god ret katalogiseres som en fremragende komedie. Den er på en og samme tid lun og herlig, så man klukker, og sindssygt spændende fra først til sidst. En ældre kvinde forsvinder under en togrejse, men et vidne har set hende blive bortført. Problemet er bare, at ingen vil tro på, hvad vidnet siger.
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.
A newly divorced father and former all-pro football player trying to ease into retirement discovers a house buried in his backyard. As things begin to go awry, the hits he took on the field start to make him unsure of what is real and imagined.
Set in the frigid prairies and woodlands of the 19th century, a young hunter struggles to survive after suffering a major head injury. He must withstand not only the brutal conditions, but also the deadly symptoms of severe head trauma.
In Drew's first ever comedy special, nothing is safe: politics, police brutality, mass shootings, depression, trans, sexual assault, and more topics he's unqualified to talk about.
A bleed on the brain and concussion inspire a crash victim to confront the heartbreak, trauma and confusion of losing connection with the only person they ever really knew.
Chaos in the Chancellery: Prime Minister Katharina Wendt loses her memory during a spontaneous trip with husband Helmuth and wakes up every morning since then with the knowledge of 1989. The therapy aims to activate her emotional center. No easy task with such a sober woman! Chancellery Minister Dieter Kahnitz must get her fit again until the end of the summer break, otherwise the euro will fail and then Europe will fail! But the minister would not mind being chancellor himself. Will the Chancellor succeed in remembering in time?