Driven by ambition and curiosity to learn what lies on the other side of death, five medical students deliberately stop their hearts in order to experience "the afterlife" in the new thriller "Flatliners" (Sony Pictures), which opened in U.S. theaters on Sept. 29. They quickly discover that there are unexpected and terrible consequences of dallying with death - but not
Have you ever wondered what happens when you die? You’ve probably heard about how those who have died and come back to life say that they saw light at the end of a tunnel. Or that they floated above their bodies, watching as doctors frantically worked to keep them alive. But until now it was not known if the mind kept working after the body died. Just like the remake of the ’90s cult horror “Flatliners,” starring Ellen Page, scientists have discovered that a person’s consciousness continues to work after they have died. In the film, a group of young doctors conducts a dangerous experiment to see what happens in the afterlife by taking turns stopping their hearts. Dr. Sam Parnia and her team from