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...
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Title: Brainstorm (2000)
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| Rodrigo Santoro | ... | Wilson Souza Neto | |
| Othon Bastos | ... | Sr. Wilson Souza (Pai) | |
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Cássia Kis | ... | Meire Souza (Mãe) (as Cássia Kiss) |
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Dani Nefussi | ... | Neto's Sister (as Daniela Nefussi) |
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Jairo Mattos | ... | Enfermeiro Ivan |
| Altair Lima | ... | Dr. Cintra | |
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Lineu Dias | ... | Interno Jornalista |
| Caco Ciocler | ... | Interno Rogério | |
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Gero Camilo | ... | Interno Ceará |
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Marcos Cesana | ... | Interno Bil |
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Luis Miranda | ... | Enfermeiro Marcelo |
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Valeria Alencar | ... | Leninha |
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Gustavo Machado | ... | Lobo |
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Cláudio Carneiro | ... | Alex |
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Talita Castro | ... | Bel |
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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 marijuana cigarette 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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title directed by female | pot | marihuana | drug addict | mistreatment |Genres:
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The book is quite hard to obtain even in portuguese, as Austragésilo cited many physicians by name (leading among them Dr. Alô Ticolaut Guimarães) and they sued to remove the books from the shelves, obtaining a court order after only 7 months of being published. Thus, the movie omits all real names used by the book. See more »
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This movie is based on real events as described on the book Canto dos Malditos (Corner of the Damned), by Austragésilo Carrano Bueno, who spent much time in Hospital Espírita de Psiquiatria Bom Retiro and Hospital de Neuro Psiquiatria do Paraná, both in Curitiba, PR, Brazil.The book is quite hard to obtain even in portuguese, as Austragésilo cited many physicians by name (leading among them Dr. Alô Ticolaut Guimarães) and they sued to remove the books from the shelves, obtaining a court order after only 7 months of being published. Thus, the movie omits all real names used by the book. See more »
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22 June 2001 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
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$700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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a true story about a young man that's put in an asylum by his own father when he founds a pot cigarette on the son's pocket. wonderfully photographed in a documental way, with a camera that's always on movement, this movie has a perfect script, great soundtrack, composed by two of brazil's most talented musicians and absolutely marvelous performances, specially by the lead character, neto, played by Rodrigo Santoro and his friend on the asylum, Ceara. this movie is a must see!!!