Movie·2016·106 min

Nise: The Heart of Madness

Name: Nise: The Heart of Madness
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-04-21
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Glória Pires, Julio Adrião, Claudio Jaborandy, Fabrício Boliveira, Roberta Rodrigues

Nise: The Heart of Madness streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Hoopla and 4 more apps, as of October 6, 2026.

8.1 / 10 · TMDB

Drama

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.

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