Nise: The Heart of Madness | |
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Portuguese | Nise: O Coração da Loucura |
Directed by | Roberto Berliner |
Written by | Patrícia Andrade Leonardo Rocha Roberto Berliner Flávia Castro Maurício Lissovsky Chris Alcazar Maria Camargo |
Based on | The life of Nise da Silveira |
Produced by | Rodrigo Letler |
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Cinematography | Andre Horta |
Edited by | Pedro Bronz Leonardo Domingues |
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Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Nise: The Heart of Madness (Portuguese: Nise: O Coração da Loucura) is a 2015 Brazilian docudrama film directed by Roberto Berliner. Starring Glória Pires, the film is based on the life of psychiatrist Nise da Silveira, a pioneer of occupational therapy in Brazil. Nise also features Fabrício Boliveira, Fernando Eiras, Perfeito Fortuna, Roberta Rodrigues, Augusto Madeira, Simone Mazzer, and Zé Carlos Machado.[1]