Unrest

2017

Documentary / Drama / History / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 93% · 33 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 93% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 3285 3.3K

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Plot summary

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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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by maccas-56367 8 / 10

An important, yet difficult to watch film

Part of me had been putting off watching this. I'm glad I finally took the plunge though, because it's a well made film that has perhaps been the most important thing to happen to the CFS/ME community.It was tough to watch. As a sufferer myself, just watching this film brought up a whole range of potential issues: would it make me emotional? Would that cause me to burn-out or have a flare up? Would it make me depressed? Would I be embarrassed watching it with someone else?One thing it certainly achieved, was putting my own illness in perspective. It made me grateful for the things I "do" have, despite having CFS/ME. It made me grateful that I'm not bedridden. It broke my heart to see those who are and the intimate realities of their lives. I also found it inspiring to see those sufferers still maintaining some resemblance of a life.The "millions missing" movement to raise awareness was perhaps the most emotionally difficult part of the film for me. Because I could relate. That "missing" out on life aspect of the illness really struck home. At times, I found the film had an overwhelming depressing tone, which was difficult to digest and a reason I often don't involve myself with support groups.Overall, this is a well-made documentary that should be seen by everyone in the medical world. I hope it helps sufferers and their families too. I think it helped me, and for that I'm grateful.
Reviewed by fabfisher 7 / 10

Shows the reality of living with severe M.E.

As someone who has suffered from severe M.E. for over 34 years I think this film does a good job of showing what it's like to live with this awful disease for years on end and for that I congratulate Jennifer. However I have got a few criticisms about the film.I thought it was a mistake to include the bit about mold toxicity or at least the lengths she went to avoid it. Some people will no doubt be thinking "Look she wouldn't let her husband touch the outside of the tent unless he changed his clothes and had a shower. She's crazy" It really didn't look good and gives ammunition to the doubters and deniers to throw at at us.Also there was no explanation that CFS and M.E. are not the same condition. CFS is a condition that can be caused by many things including depression where as M.E. is a neuro-immune disease that effects every part and every system of the body.And lastly I think she filmed herself laying on the floor one to many times. She was was shown laying in the middle of the floor of her house with no indication of why she was on the floor and probably looked to some people like she was just acting for the camera.Anyway over all it's a good film about living with severe M.E. and hopefully it will go some way in convincing people and medics that it is a physical disease and not just deconditioning with psychological factors.
Reviewed by krissiees 9 / 10

Fails to tell the story of most sufferers who are extremely disadvantaged, but dares to expose brilliantly soulless criminals, such as Per Fink and his crew.

It only shows one side of the coin, those who have family support and a certain or quite high financial level. I am also part of the Millions Missing, due to high grade Multiple Chemical Sensitivity since early 2017, though I suffered silently from lighter ME for years by making lots of life adjustments and hiding it. I am missing since last year, like many others due to being stuck in a place without assistance, support and lack of resources and enough money. Even though, I can only be grateful to Jen and the team who helped the documentary become true. None of us - the disadvantaged ones - have anyone to help us hold a camera, not even help us travel to a doctor or buy our food or take a shower. I am as well thankful to the doctors to dared to speak in the name of patients. But the most important part of the film and why it must absolutely make it to the red carpet, is exposing, in the name of Karina, Sophia Mirza and all of us, the ugly, shambolic affair of Per Fink and his medical mafia henchmen worldwide. Buddies, please #votetoexposemedicalcrime
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