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Nise: The Heart of Madness (2016)

Poster for Nise: The Heart of Madness

After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love.

Cast & Crew

Director
Roberto Berliner
  • Profile picture of Glória Pires
    Nise da Silveira Glória Pires
  • Profile picture of Julio Adrião
    Carlos Pertuis Julio Adrião
  • Profile picture of Claudio Jaborandy
    Emygdio de Barros Claudio Jaborandy
  • Profile picture of Fabrício Boliveira
    Fernando Diniz Fabrício Boliveira
  • Profile picture of Roberta Rodrigues
    Ivone Roberta Rodrigues
  • Profile picture of Flávio Bauraqui
    Otávio Inácio Flávio Bauraqui
  • Profile picture of Fernando Eiras
    Mário Magalhães Fernando Eiras
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    Mário Pedrosa Charles Fricks

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