Nise: The Heart of Madness
2015 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 8.1 · 83% critics
After returning to work at a psychiatric hospital outside Rio de Janeiro, a doctor rejects a new, harsh treatment and faces ridicule from colleagues. Assigned to a neglected occupational therapy ward, she begins an unexpected shift in care through creative expression, animals, and compassion, challenging the institution’s rigid approach.
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Details
- Original title
- Nise: O Coração da Loucura
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-04-21
- Language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (133 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, compassionate drama about challenging institutions and finding humanity in care, with a raw tone; Not for you if you need tight plotting, clear stakes, or fast pacing like Steve Jobs.
Pros: touching mental health focus; heartfelt, raw tone; strong patient performances | Cons: unclear stakes; uneven story structure; underdeveloped subplots
Themes
- biography
Cast & crew
Glória Pires
as Nise da Silveira
Julio Adrião
as Carlos Pertuis
Claudio Jaborandy
as Emygdio de Barros
Fabrício Boliveira
as Fernando Diniz
Roberta Rodrigues
as Ivone
Flávio Bauraqui
as Otávio Inácio
Fernando Eiras
as Mário Magalhães
Charles Fricks
as Mário Pedrosa
Luciana Fregolente
as Eugênia
Zé Carlos Machado
as Dr. Nelson
Directed by Roberto Berliner