Nise: The Heart of Madness (2016)
2016 · 1h 46m · Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: Roberto Berliner
Writers: Flávia Castro, Roberto Berliner, Maurício Lissovski
Music by: Jaques Morelenbaum
Cinematography: André Horta
Editor: Pedro Bronz, Leonardo Domingues
Rated 8.1/10 by 138 viewers
Cast
Glória Pires as Nise da SilveiraSimone Mazzer as Adelina GomesJulio Adrião as Carlos PertuisClaudio Jaborandy as Emygdio de BarrosFabrício Boliveira as Fernando DinizRoney Villela as Lúcio NoemanFlávio Bauraqui as Otávio IgnácioBernardo Marinho as Raphael DominguesAugusto Madeira as LimaFelipe Rocha as AlmirRoberta Rodrigues as IvoneGeorgiana Góes as Martha PiresMore like this
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