Beyond Human Limits

Beyond Human Limits

Documentary

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How do contortionists twist their bodies in ways that defy explanation? Are the stigmatics' unexplainable open wounds a psychic manifestation? Are exorcisms real? Look at how our lives transcend the boundaries of our understanding.

Documentary

TV-14

EPISODE 2

Body Benders

From professionals to benders-in-training, this episode looks at the compelling world of body bending.

46 min · Jan 1, 2004 TV-14
EPISODE 3

Burning Bodies: Spontaneous Human Combustion

Re-enactments, photos, and official documents help tell the stories of spontaneous human combustion cases.

48 min · Jan 1, 2004 TV-14
EPISODE 4

The Exorcists

This episode examines exorcism from a historical, psychological and personal perspective. We will witness the disturbing phenomena of actual exorcisms, and the deliverance of the formerly possessed back into their families.

50 min · Jan 1, 2004 TV-14
EPISODE 5

Stigmata

Ordinary folk are afflicted with what appear to be the wounds of Christ's crucifixion. What causes these wounds to appear, bleed and then completely heal within hours? Medical experts explain why it is so difficult to study stigmata.

46 min · Jan 1, 2004 TV-14
EPISODE 6

Strange Medicine

This episode combines the marvels of medical science with the thrill of a good mystery to deliver stories of desperate medical improvisation. Medical doctors race against time to save their patients.

46 min · Jan 1, 2004 TV-14
EPISODE 7

In Pursuit of the Wild

This episode takes viewers to exotic locations.

51 min · Dec 1, 2000 TV-14

About

Beyond Human Limits

DOCUMENTARY

How do contortionists twist their bodies in ways that defy explanation? Are the stigmatics' unexplainable open wounds a psychic manifestation? Are exorcisms real? Look at how our lives transcend the boundaries of our understanding.

Information

Rated: TV-14

Languages

Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AD, AAC, CC, SDH)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.