Films about brain tumor

Episode 1. A happy family

In an instant, Lotte's life is completely changed. For a long time, she has been worried and consulted her doctor several times, but now it is clear that something is completely wrong. No, it wasn't "just stress" - it turns out to be a brain tumor! Then suddenly her symptoms of headache, vision disorder, concentration difficulty and memory loss make sense.

Episode 2. The operation

Lotte and her family are thrown into uncertainty due to the operation, and Lotte thinks: "What's left of ME after the surgery"? This concern is shared by her daughter Freja and husband Dan, who already notice at their first visit, that Lotte is not sensing her left side, but she shrugs it off. Lotte IS changed.

Episode 3. The message

After Lotte’s brain surgery, she and husband Dan have an appointment with the neurosurgeon. They are going to get the results of the biopsies and talk about prognosis and the further course related to Lottes brain tumor. Will they get the answers they have been hoping for?

Episode 4. A new daily life

After the surgery, Lotte and her family try to get back to everyday life, but great demands are made on both Lotte, her husband Dan and their daughter Freja. Lotte is tormented by guilt towards her daughter and husband – and at the same time it requires tremendous patience and understanding on their part.

Episode 5. Back to work

Lotte has a meeting with her boss at work, where her colleagues are looking forward to her return. The colleagues' expectations collide with Lotte's powerlessness in not even being able to read what it says on the welcome cake. All involved are completely unprepared for this situation.

Episode 6. Freja's party

Finally, Freja can allow herself to be young and have friends over for a party when her parents are out. But her happiness is short-lived – Lotte returns home early and the party is disrupted. Freja gets caught in a dilemma between consideration for her friends and her mother.

Episode 7. Casework

After Lotte is dismissed from her job, which she can no longer manage after her brain surgery, she is invited for an interview at the municipal job center. Lotte has prepared a list of job proposals, but it turns out that the caseworker has completely different expectations to Lotte's future job seeking.

Episode 8. The family support group

Lotte's husband Dan carries a great burden after Lotte's brain surgery and its consequences. To share his frustrations, Dan attends a meeting in one of the Brain Tumor Association's support groups, where he meets other relatives of brain tumor patients. Here all thoughts and feelings are welcomed, and the mutual acceptance and understanding is profound.

Episode 9. Talk about it

It's been a few years since Lotte's brain surgery. The tumor has had major consequences, and Lotte has had to acknowledge that she is a changed person. But they have learned to talk about it and realized that openness has brought more peace. Their hope for a new life together has been fulfilled.
 
 

Thank you to Ophelia Acting School, Ophelia Productions and Potenta. We are grateful for support from Den A. P. Møllerske Støttefond, the Danish Cancer Society and the Danish Ministry of Health.