Nise: The Heart of Madness (2016)
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 ...
Rating: 8.1
Genres Biography, Drama
Original language: pt
IMDb tt2168180
Stars
Glória Pires as Dr. Nise da Silveira
Julio Adrião as Dr. Carlos
Claudio Jaborandy as Dr. Jaborandy
Fabrício Boliveira as Patient
Roberta Rodrigues as Patient
Creators
Roberto Moreira (Director)
Marcio Sanches (Producer)
Eliane Brum (Writer)
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