Since he was born, Louis Drax has been in hundreds of accidents, but he's survived them
all.
His own birth was an accident, and when he was only four months old, a lamp fell on him.
He's been bitten by spiders, stung by bees, electrocuted, and gotten food poisoning several
times, not to mention a variety of diseases like meningitis.
Nothing seems to kill this child, and his mother Natalie calls him an angel, although
he also may be like a cat, and his ninth year may be his last life.
On Louis' ninth birthday, he, his mom and his father Peter go on a picnic near a cliff,
and Louis ends up falling into the sea.
He feels cold underwater, and a mysterious growling voice tells him that this is his
ninth life.
A few moments later, Detective Dalton and her team come by thanks to the call from two
hitchhikers that saw Natalie nearby.
Mother and son are both rescued, but Peter is nowhere to be found.
Louis is taken to the hospital, and Doctor Janek does as much as he can, but unfortunately,
Louis dies.
However, when the body is taken to the morgue, it starts convulsing, so doctors bring it
back into the emergency room.
Meanwhile, Doctor Allan Pascal is giving a TED talk about his book on the subject of
the brain under coma.
He tells the story of how he used to sleepwalk as a child, and he's never stopped looking
for that lost dimension the brain goes into.
Afterward, he gets a call from Janek, asking him to come to the hospital to take over Louis'
case.
He learns the boy was dead for two hours and now he's in a coma with many broken bones
and endangered organs.
Allan also gets to meet Natalie and promises to bring Louis back, calling the boy "a miracle
of medicine".
In the meantime, Louis's comatose mind is exploring old memories to share with the mysterious
voice.
Because he was a troublesome boy, Natalie was always protective of Louis, and he sent
him to therapy with Doctor Perez.
Louis tells Perez anything he wants because the doctor promised it would stay between
them, Perez also finds Louis' rudeness amusing.
Sometimes Louis refuses to answer some questions though, like the time he said he didn't think
he would grow up but never explained why.
When Perez wonders if Louis is causing the accidents on purpose, the boy changes the
subject.
Louis knows Perez hypnotizes some of his patients because he read the doctor's book, and wonders
if Perez won't try on him because he's a "whacko boy" and not a typical disturbed child.
Back in the present, Allan asks Janek for details of the accident.
The current police theory is that Peter pushed Louis, and now he's on the run, which is why
they'll be posting an officer at the hospital reception.
Allan talks to Louis whenever he can, telling him it's safe to come back.
Dalton comes by later to talk to the doctors and shares what she's learned about Louis
so far: he used to go to therapy, was disruptive at school, had no friends, and didn't fit
in, thus the other boys called him "whacko boy".
Allan points out Louis' history of accidents, and Dalton explains the previous doctors think
the boy did it on purpose to get attention, but neither she nor Allan believes it because
the accidents started when he was a baby.
Allan also wonders if Peter was violent, but Dalton doesn't comment on that.
Afterward, Allan goes for a walk with Natalie to try to offer some comforting words.
In Louis' mind, memories are flashing quickly, from happy moments like Natalie taking care
of him and the family's visit to the aquarium, to worrisome moments like Natalie and Peter
arguing and Allan spending a lot of time with Natalie in the hospital whenever she comes
by to visit her son.
One evening, the mysterious voice reveals itself, showing a big seaweed monster that
wants to keep hearing Louis' story.
This next anecdote is about the time Peter took him to Sea World, and they accidentally
bumped into Peter's ex-wife Caitlin, who had remarried and now had three kids.
Later, Peter asked Louis not to tell Natalie about this meeting because she was very fragile.
Louis promised he wouldn't, yet as soon as they returned home, Louis spilled the beans,
causing an argument between his parents that he tried to ignore.
The next time he went to therapy, Louis told Perez he didn't keep the secret because he
knew his parents didn't love each other but they won't get divorced because of him.
He also knew that Peter wasn't his real dad.
Later, Louis asked Peter why he quit boxing, so Peter explained he did it because Natalie
asked him to and because he became a dad.
Some days later, Allan and his wife Sophie attend a party thrown by Janek.
Allan's surprised to see Natalie is there as well and he can't keep his eyes off her;
this is noticed by Sophie, who already thinks her marriage isn't doing so well.
When Allan finally gets to chat with Natalie, Sophie interrupts them, creating a very tense
mood that persists when they go home.
The next day, Natalie brings Louis' hamster to the hospital, hoping it can connect with
her son.
Usually, animals aren't allowed, but Allan decides to make an exception for her.
Natalie says Louis loves his pet, but the truth is, this is his third hamster, and he
killed the previous two.
When Perez asked him about it, Louis told him about a secret rule that said that if
you owned a small creature and it lived longer than two years, you were allowed to kill it
because you were its owner.
Perez was shocked to hear this and wanted to know where Louis learned it, trying to
get him to talk about Peter.
At the end of the session, Perez expressed his worries to Natalie, who got offended by
Perez's insinuations and decided not to send Peter to therapy anymore.
As punishment for sharing stuff that Perez had sworn wouldn't leave the room, Louis sent
him a letter filled with hamster droppings.
This story is being heard by the seaweed monster in the present, and he wonders why Louis hates
men so much.
The boy replies that men did bad things to his mom.
Meanwhile, Allan asks Natalie why she had ended therapy with Perez shortly before the
cliff incident.
Natalie explains she used to think Perez was trying to turn her against her husband, and
now she's starting to see maybe he had been right.
Since Allan's very understanding, Natalie shares what happened on Louis' birthday: she
and Peter had gotten into an argument because Peter didn't like the fact she had ended Louis'
therapy.
Peter got aggressive and that scared Louis, who ran away to the edge.
His parents went after him and tried to grab him, but in the struggle, Louis fell.
Allan asks if Peter had been violent before, but Natalie ignores the question and tells
him she's known Peter since she was eighteen, making him the only man she's ever been with.
Allan thinks Natalie deserves better and the two of them end up kissing, which can be seen
from the hospital windows.
This includes the room with Louis, who suddenly sits up and watches him with a red eye.
Allan and the nurse rush to check on Louis, who is trying to say something.
Sadly, he only gets to whisper "my dad" before Natalie hugs him and he falls back into his
coma.
Louis revisits another memory then: the night his parents separated.
Peter came to say goodbye because he was going to leave with grandma for a while to give
Natalie some space, but he promised he would always be there for his son.
In the meantime, Allan stays up late running some tests to try to understand what happened,
to no avail.
He continues to talk to Louis, and tonight he even reads his favorite book to him.
Suddenly, Allan hears a noise and finds a trail of seaweed, spiders, and mud that he
follows into a room where the seaweed monster is hiding.
Before he can do anything about it though, Allan sees Louis and wakes up next to him
- it had been just a dream.
Some days later, Allan hangs out with Janek, who notices he's tired.
Allan confesses he hasn't been sleeping well and that things with Sophie are worse than
ever.
Janek wonders if Allan's been getting together with Natalie because everyone in the hospital
knows about the kiss in the garden.
Their little chat is interrupted by a call from Natalie, who asks for Allan's help because
she thinks Peter had been in the house.
When Allan gets there, Natalie shows him a letter she found in the mailbox written in
childish handwriting and signed by Louis.
The text itself is alarming as well: Louis warns Natalie that she should stay away from
Allan because he's interested in her and men always hurt her.
If she doesn't listen, bad things will happen.
Allan makes Natalie take the letter to the police, and an analysis by an expert reveals
that whoever wrote this wasn't using their dominant hand, probably to hide their identity.
Dalton advises Natalie not to stay in her house for now, and since she doesn't have
family or friends, Allan offers her a room in the hospital.
Before they leave, Dalton also advises Allan not to get together with Natalie for his own
safety.
The next day, Allan visits Perez, who is now working in a mental hospital.
Perez confesses he used to think Louis caused the accidents on purpose for attention, but
the pieces didn't always fit.
He shows Allan the letter with the hamster droppings, which also includes a message about
how much Louis hates Perez for betraying his secrets.
In return, Allan shows Perez a copy of the letter, and Perez confirms the letter follows
Louis' particular way of speaking to a tee.
Meanwhile, Louis revisits the memory of the day of the incident.
Peter came back just to celebrate his son's birthday and brought him the third hamster
as a present.
In the car, Peter told Natalie that he wanted to have Louis for his two weeks break.
Natalie didn't like the idea but had no arguments to refuse, then she accused Peter of being
lost.
He denied this and a short, calm argument ensues that ended with Louis getting the map
to help his dad.
However, instead of seeing common roads on the paper, he finds a map of his own brain.
Later in the evening, Sophie shows up at Allan's office.
Since he's barely home anymore, she's brought a mysterious letter written in the same handwriting
as the one Natalie got.
Sophie had already opened it, and the contents upset her so much that she leaves without
a word.
This letter is also signed by Louis, and it asks Allan to leave his mother alone.
Dalton comes over to investigate and Allan confirms it's impossible for Louis to have
written the letters, the sitting up had just been a muscle spasm.
As new theories appear in Dalton's mind, she asks Allan for Natalie's version of what happened
during the picnic, then she confesses that Peter isn't Louis' real father and that Natalie
had put Louis up for adoption when he was a baby.
After the cops leave, Allan confronts Natalie, asking why she had lied about having been
with only one guy.
Natalie explains Louis' conception hadn't been consensual, and his birth almost killed
them both.
Since then she's felt like she's been surrounded by predators, but Allan promises she's safe
with him, and the two of them take the next step in their relationship.
Back to Louis' memory of the picnic, Peter had indeed been angry about Natalie ending
Louis' therapy, but he cut the argument short for the sake of his son.
At the same time, Natalie is in the present talking to him, telling the story of how she
and Peter got together.
It was after one of baby Louis' big accidents - she had called Peter to ask for his support
while waiting on the operation results.
The doctors thought he was her husband, and a year later, they did get married, because
Peter hadn't really loved Caitlin and liked Natalie more.
Louis' mind sees her and hates how much she rambles, so the seaweed monster takes him
away to finally show him the truth.
In the meantime, the cops are making every member of the hospital staff write something
to compare the handwriting with the letters.
At that moment, a commotion could be heard from Louis' room: Peter's mother Violet has
come to see her grandson, but she and Natalie hate each other and now are arguing.
Allan takes Violet to his office and learns that since Peter disappeared, Natalie has
been trying to stop Violet from seeing Louis.
Peter hasn't been in contact with his mother, but Violet's sure he didn't do anything because
he loved that kid more than himself; in fact, Louis is the only reason why Peter stayed
with Natalie for so long.
Violet liked Caitlin better and thinks Natalie took Peter away with lies and manipulation.
She also thinks Natalie is lying to Allan about her lack of family and the fact Louis'
conception had been forced.
Their conversation is suddenly interrupted by Dalton, who brings bad news: they've found
Peter's body inside a cave near the cliff.
Back in Louis' mind, the seaweed monster makes the kid jump with him into the water, and
they swim until they reach a dark cave.
Here Louis discovers that the monster is his own manifestation of Peter, who tells him
the real version of the events.
He had loved Caitlin the most, but he felt bad for Natalie, who was always sad.
Natalie needed him the most, so Peter divorced Caitlin and married her.
He learned too late that Natalie always cried because it made people feel sorry for her,
which she enjoyed more than laughing.
The only reason why he didn't leave was Louis, who he loved more than himself.
Peter never thought Louis was weird, in fact, he's always been proud of him.
Meanwhile in the morgue, the seaweed-covered body of Peter is going through an autopsy.
It's already decomposed a lot, which indicates Peter's been dead for days: he fell into the
water together with Louis, but the water current dragged him into the cave and that's why he
had been so hard to find.
The cops also receive a message from the lab saying Peter didn't write the letters, which
isn't really surprising at this point.
At the hospital, Allan wakes up after accidentally oversleeping, and the nurse confesses she
hadn't dared to wake him up because he had been sleepwalking.
Apparently, he went to the desk, wrote a prescription, then threw it in the trash before returning
to his chair.
The nurse has kept that prescription and when Allan takes a look at it, he's shocked to
see the handwriting from the letters, prescribing Natalie dangerous doses of insulin and chloroform.
Allan goes to the police and together they confirm the nurse's story through the security
cameras.
He thinks Louis is controlling his mind while he sleeps and he's trying to tell them something.
Dalton thinks it's a crazy theory and while the handwriting does match the letters, Allan
is still not a suspect.
He hadn't known the family before they came to the hospital and the fact both Louis and
Peter had fallen that day can't be a coincidence.
Seeing where this is going, Allan visits Perez to ask if he ever thought Natalie was involved
in the accident.
Perez also thinks Allan's theory is crazy, but he accepts to hypnotize him to confirm
it.
At the hospital, Perez guides Allan through the hypnosis and helps him find a beach-like
mindspace where Louis is staying.
Perez requests to speak to Louis, and Allan replies using the boy's speech patterns.
Using Allan as his vessel, Louis finally finishes revealing what happened at the picnic: he
had blown the candles, and wished for Peter to be his real dad so he would stay.
Afterward, Natalie tried to give Louis some candy, but she wouldn't share with Peter.
In fact, she got upset that he would even try and falsely accused Peter of being drunk.
Peter got suspicious about the contents of the candy and became aggressive only to take
the jar from her.
That's when Louis ran away in fear, and Peter went after him t move him away from the edge
before accusing Natalie of wanting to hurt their son, causing her to push him to shut
him up.
Then, Natalie turned to Louis, thus he did as she always wanted him to do and jumped
into the water.
The truth is, Natalie has always been the one causing Louis' accidents on purpose.
Once the tale ends, Allan wakes up at the same time Louis' heart stops, but Allan brings
him back with a defibrillator.
Sometime later, Allan is moving to his own apartment because he's separated from Sophie.
Afterward, he goes to Perez's mental hospital, where Natalie has been admitted because she
has Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
This means she's a caregiver that creates problems in another person to get attention
from doctors and friends.
In the beginning, Natalie was hurting Louis directly, but as he grew up, Louis learned
what she wanted and got in accidents on his own in exchange for her love.
Currently, Natalie is responding well to treatment, but she's also pregnant with Allan's child.
Violet is now in charge of Louis' care.
In his mindspace, the boy wonders if being in a coma really is bad, considering he can
stay with his dad and never get in trouble.
However Peter disagrees, explaining all the magic and possibilities waiting for him to
wake up.
Louis remembers the day Peter left, promising he would always be with him, and he opens
his eyes.