Brainstorm(2001)
this trip may have no return
Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.
Movie: Brainstorm
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Wilson Souza Neto
Sr. Wilson Souza (Pai)
Meire Souza (Mãe)
Irmã de Neto
Enfermeiro Ivan
Dr. Cintra
Interno Jornalista
Rogério
Ceará
Interno Bil
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Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.
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2001-06-22
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this trip may have no return
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