Awakenings follows Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) who discovers a new drug that can revive patients who have spent decades in a catatonic state. Leonard Lowe (Robert DeNiro) survived an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica that raged from 1917 to 1928, but the disease left him in a catatonic state. The drug L-Dopa awakens him but he must learn to adapt to a reality far different from the life he knew before his illness. He makes great strides and begins to fall in love with Paula (Penelope Ann Miller), but his improvement is short lived. Soon, facial and body tics begin to manifest as the drug's effects wear off. Leonard knows his time is limited and must decide to admit defeat or find his own form of triumph. The 1990 drama is MORE [EDIT]
Duration: 2:00:00
Source: Amazon Instant Video
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