Nise: The Heart of Madness
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.
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.
Cast
GlĂłria Pires
Nise da Silveira
Julio AdriĂŁo
Carlos Pertuis
Claudio Jaborandy
Emygdio de Barros
FabrĂcio Boliveira
Fernando Diniz
Roberta Rodrigues
Ivone
FlĂĄvio Bauraqui
OtĂĄvio InĂĄcio
Fernando Eiras
MĂĄrio MagalhĂŁes
Charles Fricks
MĂĄrio Pedrosa
Luciana Fregolente
EugĂȘnia
ZĂ©carlos Machado
Dr. Nelson
Felipe Rocha
Almir
Roney Villela
LĂșcio
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