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Brainstorm (2001)
"Bicho de Sete Cabeças" (original title)

 -  Drama  -  22 June 2001 (Brazil)
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A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Wilson Souza Neto
Othon Bastos ...
Sr. Wilson Souza (Pai)
Cássia Kiss ...
Meire Souza (Mãe)
Daniela Nefussi ...
Neto's Sister
Jairo Mattos ...
Enfermeiro Ivan
Altair Lima ...
Dr. Cintra
Lineu Dias ...
Interno Jornalista
Caco Ciocler ...
Interno Rogério
Gero Camilo ...
Interno Ceará
Marcos Cesana ...
Interno Bil
Luis Miranda ...
Enfermeiro Marcelo
Valeria Alencar ...
Leninha
Gustavo Machado ...
Lobo
Cláudio Carneiro ...
Alex
Talita Castro ...
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A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs on his pocket. The maconha cigarrete is just the final drop that exposes the family tragedy. Send to a mental institution, Neto gets to know a completely absurd, inhumane reality in which the people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel institution system. The documentary type language used by the director give this movie a sensation of realty that increases even more the impact of the emotions Neto goes through. In the mental institution, Neto is forced to mature. The transformations that he goes through change this relations with his father. Written by Cecilia Bernardi

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Deeply Haunting
11 May 2005 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

A wonderful film which pulls at the heartstrings. Rodrigo Santaro as Neto portrays the tormented soul of a teenage boy locked up in a mental asylum so well.

This is a film that completely draws you in and makes you question the intentions of those who are supposed to be helping people. The doctors told Neto's parents that they were looking out for his best interests and kept prolonging his stay there. They knew that he was not mentally ill, but tried to create a situation in which he would end up that way, so that they could continue to collect money from his parents.

Film highlights the evils that people will do all in name of the money.


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