In the Name of Reason

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Documentary

Overview

The infamous Hospital Colonia de Barbacena (Barbacena Colony Hospital), biggest mental institution of Brazil, once compared to concentration camps of Auschwitz ,opens its gates to a production crew during the country's dictatorship period. This short documentary depicts how mental patients were treated inside the institution and how anyone could end up an intern there for no plausible reason.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 25, 1979
Original language: Portuguese
Spoken languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil
Production: Quimera Filmes
Director: Helvécio Ratton
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0322161