Synopsis
The first part of this documentary deals with the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949, one of the first surgeons to apply the technique called lobotomy for the treatment of schizophrenia. The second part deals with the everyday life of people with schizophrenia today: behavior and relationships, and treatment for the disease.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Joaquín JordáWriter
- Núria VillazánDirector
- Joaquín JordáDirector
- Núria VillazánWriter
Cast
- Valentí AgustíHimself
- Francisco FrancoHimself (archive footage)
- Joaquín JordáHimself
- João Maria PintoCast
- Carmen PoloHerself (archive footage)
- Marian VarelaCast
Stills
Themes
schizophrenia