Nise: The Heart of Madness
2016·Movie·
·1h 46min


Where to Watch
Not available to stream in (flatrate)
About
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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Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Leonardo Rocha, Cecília Carvalhal, Roberto Berliner
Produced by:
André Horta, Rodrigo Letier, Lorena Bondarovsky