Nise: The Heart of Madness (2016)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 3.535 |
Directed By
Roberto Berliner
Crew
André Horta
Rogério Marinho
Leonardo Rocha
Vanessa Mariano
Fabian Gamarra
Simone Alves
Anna Julia Werneck
Rodrigo Letier
Edgar Vidal
Daniel Flaksman
Cecília Carvalhal
Roberta Raposo
Sergio D'Piazza
Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay
Lorena Bondarovsky
Robson Sartori
François Wolf
Dani Pereira
Kiku Vidal
Uirandê Holanda
François Wolf
Pedro Von Krüger
Guilherme Gobbi
Cristina Kangussu
Júlia Fávero
Flávia Castro
Maurício Lissovski
Patrícia Andrade
Roberto Berliner
Chris Alcazar
Maria Camargo
Leonardo Rocha
Jaques Morelenbaum
Roberto Berliner
Pedro Bronz
Leonardo Domingues
André Horta
TOP 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
Zécarlos Machado
Dr. Nelson
Felipe Rocha
Almir
Roney Villela
Lúcio
Augusto Madeira
Lima
Georgiana Góes
Marta
Simone Mazzer
Adelina Gomes
Bernardo Marinho
Raphael
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