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Alive Inside

Music is the strongest form of magic

7.6(83)
Released:January 18, 2014
Runtime:1h 14m
Status:Released

Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

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Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks

Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin

Storyline

Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

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