Nise: The Heart of Madness

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 21, 2016

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

TvZERO

Cast

Charles Fricks,Glória Pires,Claudio Jaborandy,Georgiana Góes,Roney Villela,Simone Mazzer,Julio Adrião,Zécarlos Machado,Felipe Rocha,Fabrício Boliveiraand 6 more

Director

Roberto Berliner

Writer

Maria Camargo,Patrícia Andrade,Leonardo Rocha,Flávia Castro,Chris Alcazar,Roberto Berliner,Maurício Lissovski

Producer

Lorena Bondarovsky,Rodrigo Letier

Cinematography

André Horta

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2168180