The Hugo's Brain
β 7.8 Β· 2012 Β· 95m Β· Documentary Β· TV Movie
The Hugo's Brain is a French documentary-drama about autism. The documentary crosses authentic autistic stories with a fiction story about the life of an autistic (Hugo), from childhood to adulthood, portraying his difficulties and his handicap.
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