Storyline
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 & Crew
Glória Pires
Nise da Silveira
Lead
Julio Adrião
Carlos Pertuis
Claudio Jaborandy
Emygdio de Barros
Fabrício Boliveira
Fernando Diniz
Roberta Rodrigues
Ivone
Flávio Bauraqui
Otávio Inácio
Fernando Eiras
Mário Magalhães
Charles Fricks
Mário Pedrosa
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roberto Berliner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nise: The Heart of Madness is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
