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Unrest

2017 · Movie · NR · 97 min

6.9(51)unSUB Rating

Documentary

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head." Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story—and four other families' stories—fighting a disease medicine forgot.

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Details
Years
2017
Release date
2017-10-20
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
97 min
TMDB rating (input)
6.9/10 (51 votes)

Themes

  • government
  • pain
  • biology
  • dna
  • medicine
  • interview
  • infection
  • health care reform
  • fever
  • health
  • doctor
  • disease
  • +28 more

Awards & recognition

  • Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary · 2017

Cast & crew

  • Jennifer Brea

    Jennifer Brea

    as Self

  • WD

    Whitney Dafoe

    as Self

  • SB

    Samuel Bearman

    as Self

  • JT

    Jessica Taylor

    as Self

  • Omar Wasow

    Omar Wasow

    as Self

  • RT

    Ruby Taylor

    as Self

  • CT

    Colin Taylor

    as Self

  • KT

    Kate Taylor

    as Self

  • DK

    Dr. Nancy Klimas

    as Self

  • DC

    Dr. Paul Cheney

    as Self

Directed by Jennifer Brea