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Flatliners (2017): In the border between life and Death

Authors :
José Patricio NOVELO PÉREZ
Edgar ESCALANTE LUCERO
Rodolfo Pedro MOLINA MARTÍNEZ
Rosendo HERNANDEZ PERERA
Martín INURRETA DÍAZ
Nina MÉNDEZ DOMÍNGUEZ
Source :
Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 161-166 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2019.

Abstract

Flatliners (2017) is a science fiction horror film. Directed by Niels Arden, as a remake of the original from 1990´s film. Starring renowned actors such as Ellen Page, Kiefer Sutherland and Diego Luna. The film shows the life of five medical students and the thrive to study the immediate brain activity after death. To achieve this goal, they stop their heart rate and deprive their brain from oxygen, in the meantime, and with the use of state-of-the-art equipment they are being monitored, seeking for never seen before brain activity. The film to a horror film when, after being brought back from the death they experience paranormal activity, which makes our stars, seek for forgiveness from past experiences in their personal life. During the film we can observe different aspects related to the medical field, different points of view from the medical staff regarding cardiopulmonary reanimation, according to their education and medical guidelines follow thru the medical err and how this affects the daily life of the medical practitioner.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
18855210
Volume :
15
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7899373dee84402bc6638e283275a5b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14201/rmc2019153161166