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The Paralytic

A neuroscientist tortured by sleep paralysis goes to extreme lengths to test his controversial device that could either reverse paralysis or kill the patient.

Top Cast

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Carpenter

  • Poppy Drayton

    Poppy Drayton

    Charlotte

  • Pippa Bennett-Warner

    Pippa Bennett-Warner

    Isla

  • Oliver Trevena

    Oliver Trevena

    Agent Hall

  • Edmund Kingsley

    Edmund Kingsley

    Kane

  • Henning Baum

    Henning Baum

    Johan Nomski

  • Jazz Lintott

    Jazz Lintott

    PC Wayne Johnson

  • John Booker

    John Booker

    PC Harry Johnson

Overview

A neuroscientist tortured by sleep paralysis goes to extreme lengths to test his controversial device that could either reverse paralysis or kill the patient.

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