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Nise: The Heart of Madness

82% | Apr 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

Lorena Bondarovsky
Executive Producer
André Horta
Associate Producer

Cast

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

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