Films: Nise - The Heart of Madness
Original title: Nise - The Heart of Madness
Direction: Robert Berliner.
Cast: Gloria Pires, Simone Mazzer, Julio Adrião.
Censorship: 12 Years
Year of manufacture:: 2015
Country of origin: Brazil
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Synopsis: After her arrest in 1936, Dr. Nise da Silveira (Glória Pires) returns to work at the Engenho de Dentro Psychiatric Center, in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, and refuses to use techniques such as electroshock, insulin therapy and lobotomy in the treatment. of schizophrenics. Because she disagreed with the methods adopted in the wards at the time, Nise was transferred to work with occupational therapy, where she started a revolution ruled by love, art and madness.