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.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

106 min

Cast:

Glória Pires, Simone Mazzer, Julio Adrião

Quality:

HD

Director:

Roberto Berliner

Release:

2016

Country:

Brazil

Rating:

8.1