Nise: The Heart of Madness(2016)

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.

Genre: Drama

Director: Roberto Berliner

Actors: Glória Pires, Luciana Fregolente, Simone Mazzer, Fabrício Boliveira, Zé Mário Farias, Julio Adrião, Michel Bercovitch, Felipe Rocha, Zécarlos Machado, Tadeu Aguiar

Release date: 2016-04-21

Country of origin: Brazil

Length: 1h 46m

Ratings:

• 7.6/10
• 88%