Storyline
The first part of this documentary deals with the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949, one of the first surgeons to apply the technique called lobotomy for the treatment of schizophrenia. The second part deals with the everyday life of people with schizophrenia today: behavior and relationships, and treatment for the disease.
Cast & Crew
VA
Valentí Agustí
Himself
Lead
Francisco Franco
Himself (archive footage)
Joaquín Jordá
Himself
João Maria Pinto
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CP
Carmen Polo
Herself (archive footage)
MV
Marian Varela
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joaquín Jordá's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Monkeys Like Becky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
