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Nise: The Heart of Madness

82.00% | April 21, 2016 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Guilherme Gobbi
Casting
Roberta Raposo
Art Department Coordinator
André Horta
Associate Producer

Cast

Glória Pires
Glória Pires
Nise da Silveira
Julio Adrião
Julio Adrião
Carlos Pertuis
Claudio Jaborandy
Claudio Jaborandy
Emygdio de Barros
Fabrício Boliveira
Fabrício Boliveira
Fernando Diniz

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