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.
Director:
Roberto Berliner
Writers:
Flávia Castro, Maurício Lissovski, Patrícia Andrade, Chris Alcazar, Maria Camargo, Leonardo Rocha, Roberto Berliner.
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Glória Pires as Nise da Silveira |
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Julio Adrião as Carlos Pertuis |
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Claudio Jaborandy as Emygdio de Barros |
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Fabrício Boliveira as Fernando Diniz |
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Roberta Rodrigues as Ivone |
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Flávio Bauraqui as Otávio Inácio |
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Fernando Eiras as Mário Magalhães |
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Charles Fricks as Mário Pedrosa |
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Luciana Fregolente as Eugênia |
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Zé Carlos Machado as Dr. Nelson |
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Felipe Rocha as Almir |
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Roney Villela as Lúcio |
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Augusto Madeira as Lima |
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Georgiana Góes as Marta |
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Simone Mazzer as Adelina Gomes |
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Bernardo Marinho as Raphael |
| Production | André Horta | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Rogério Marinho | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Leonardo Rocha | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Vanessa Mariano | Visual Effects |
| Production | Fabian Gamarra | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Simone Alves | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Anna Julia Werneck | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Rodrigo Letier | Producer |
| Sound | Edgar Vidal | Foley Mixer |
| Art | Daniel Flaksman | Production Design |
| Directing | Cecília Carvalhal | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Roberta Raposo | Art Department Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Sergio D'Piazza | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Lorena Bondarovsky | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Robson Sartori | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | François Wolf | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dani Pereira | Casting |
| Sound | Kiku Vidal | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Uirandê Holanda | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | François Wolf | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Pedro Von Krüger | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Guilherme Gobbi | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Kangussu | Costume Design |
| Production | Júlia Fávero | Post Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Flávia Castro | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maurício Lissovski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Patrícia Andrade | Screenplay |
| Directing | Roberto Berliner | Director |
| Writing | Chris Alcazar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maria Camargo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leonardo Rocha | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jaques Morelenbaum | Music |
| Writing | Roberto Berliner | Screenplay |
| Editing | Pedro Bronz | Editor |
| Editing | Leonardo Domingues | Editor |
| Camera | André Horta | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriela Monnerat | Costume Assistant |