Nise : the heart of madness / produced by Rodrigo Letier ; written by Flávia Castro, Mauricio Lissovski, Maria Camargo, Chris Alcazar, Patrícia Andrade, Leonardo Rocha, Roberto Berliner ; directed by Roberto Berliner.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Dolby digital 5.1, anamorphic wide screen 1.85:1. Glória Pires, Julio Adrião, Flavio Bauraqui, Fabricio Boliveira, Claudio Jaborandy.
Summary:
A story of Dr. Nise da Silveira, a Brazilian psychiatrist who refused to use lobotomies and electroshock therapy in the treatment of psychiatric patients and developed instead a method of healing through painting and other non-traditional forms.
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