Name: Brainman
Director: Martin Weitz
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-11-09
Duration: 1 h
Cast: Simon Baron-Cohen, Brooks T. Moore, Fran Peek, Kim Peek, Daniel Tammet

Brainman (2005)

English 1h

About Brainman Movie

Released in 2005, Brainman is a Documentary Movie in English. Direction is by Martin Weitz. Key performances come from Simon Baron-Cohen, Brooks T. Moore, Fran Peek. Daniel Tammet has autism. He is also a savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants, who can perform similar feats, Tammet can describe how he does it. He speaks seven languages and is even devising his own language. Now scientists are asking whether his exceptional abilities are the key to unlock the secrets of autism. This documentary follows Daniel as he travels to America to meet the scientists who are convinced he may hold the key to unlocking similar abilities in everyone. He is challenged to learn Icelandic, one of the world’s hardest languages, in just one week. Will Daniel do it? And what can we learn from this prodigious talent?

Movie Details

Release Date09 Nov 2005

LanguageEnglish

Runtime1h

StatusReleased

DirectorMartin Weitz

GenreDocumentary

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