Nise: The Heart of Madness
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-04-21
Runtime: 106 mins
Director: Roberto Berliner
Spoken language: Português
Genres: Drama
Original title: Nise: The Heart of Madness
Production Companies: TvZERO
Production Countries: Brazil
Cast
Glória Pires
Julio Adrião
Claudio Jaborandy
Fabrício Boliveira
Roberta Rodrigues
Flávio Bauraqui
Fernando Eiras
Charles Fricks
Luciana Fregolente
Zécarlos Machado
Felipe Rocha
Roney Villela
Augusto Madeira
Georgiana Góes
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