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Nise: The Heart of Madness(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-04-21
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130 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Brazil
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Movie: Nise: The Heart of Madness
Top 10 Billed Cast
Glória Pires
Nise da Silveira
Julio Adrião
Carlos Pertuis
Claudio Jaborandy
Emygdio de Barros
Fabrício Boliveira
Fernando Diniz
Roberta Rodrigues
Ivone
Flávio Bauraqui
Otávio Inácio
Fernando Eiras
Mário Magalhães
Charles Fricks
Mário Pedrosa
Luciana Fregolente
Eugênia
Zé Carlos Machado
Dr. Nelson
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