Nise: The Heart of Madness (2016)

  • NR
  • 04/21/2016 (BR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 46m

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.

Roberto Berliner

Director, Screenplay

Flávia Castro

Screenplay

Maurício Lissovski

Screenplay

Patrícia Andrade

Screenplay

Maria Camargo

Screenplay

Leonardo Rocha

Screenplay

Chris Alcazar

Screenplay

Cast

Glória Pires's headshot

Glória Pires

Nise da Silveira
Julio Adrião's headshot

Julio Adrião

Carlos Pertuis
Claudio Jaborandy's headshot

Claudio Jaborandy

Emygdio de Barros
Fabrício Boliveira's headshot

Fabrício Boliveira

Fernando Diniz
Roberta Rodrigues's headshot

Roberta Rodrigues

Ivone
Flávio Bauraqui's headshot

Flávio Bauraqui

Otávio Inácio
Fernando Eiras's headshot

Fernando Eiras

Mário Magalhães
Charles Fricks's headshot

Charles Fricks

Mário Pedrosa

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