David B's 'Epileptic' to be made into animated film

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Mar 12 2014 | 7:55 AM IST
Autobiographical graphic novel by David Beauchard, 'Epileptic' will be adapted into an animated film.
The French project will be released under the graphic novel's original title L'Ascension du Haut Mal (The Rise of the High Evil), reported Digital Spy online.
"The tonic-clonic seizures of one child are going to shatter the life of an entire family, who, throughout the '70s clings onto all the false hopes offered by magnetism and macrobiotic communities," reads the film's description.
"Their epic battle with epilepsy nourishes an extraordinary imaginary world that each one throws onto reality as a lifebelt."
The celebrated 1996-2003 comic series by David B (real name Pierre-Francois Beauchard) concerns the cartoonist's family life and his brother's severe epilepsy.
Christophe Gerard directed the adaptation.
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First Published: Mar 12 2014 | 7:55 AM IST

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