The Real Sleeping Beauty

The Real Sleeping Beauty tells the miraculous story of the recovery of Sarah Scantlin, who woke up and began to speak in 2005 after being in a coma that had lasted 20 years. As the first person ever to speak again after being in a multi-decade coma, Scantlin amazed doctors who had predicted she would remain in a vegetative state for the rest of her life. At the moment she woke up, her first request left nurses speechless: all she wanted was a much-needed manicure.

Although she is no longer in a coma, her family struggles with the bills associated with her recovery after spending so much on her medical care while she was unconscious. The documentary details the sacrifices made by her family members while also explaining how her brain was able to rewire itself as she learned to function again.