Summary1940’s, Brazil- Dr. Nise da Silveira (Played by award-winning actress Gloria Pires) is at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro and refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock for the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she... Read More
Directed By:Roberto Berliner
Nise: The Heart of Madness
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Apr 27, 2017
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It’s a study of courageous innovation against an entrenched medical orthodoxy.
Apr 26, 2017
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Unlike in so many films, here the actors’ portrayals of psychiatric patients’ conditions — and their humanity — ring true.
Apr 26, 2017
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Buoyed by Andre Horta’s often documentary-style camerawork, the script is respectful of the truth, refusing to exaggerate for the sake of the drama even when there are multiple opportunities to do so.
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Production Company:
- TVZero
Release Date:Apr 28, 2017
Duration:1 h 46 m
Tagline:Art to cure the madness.
Awards
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Prêmio Guarani
• 6 Nominations
Tokyo International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
