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202391 minPGdocumentary

Disability Inclusion Mental Health

Attacking Life

202391 minPGdocumentary

Brett Connellan, a shark attack survivor, navigates his mental and physical recovery while adapting to life after being told he may never walk again.

Disability Inclusion Mental Health

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Brett Connellan, a shark attack survivor, navigates his mental and physical recovery while adapting to life after being told he may never walk again.

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After a gruesome shark attack, Brett Connellan woke in hospital to be told he may never walk again. Attacking Life follows Brett’s mental and physical recovery, and is an intimate exploration of a young man living life with a second chance.

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