
Nise: The Heart of Madness
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Glória Pires
Glória Pires
Nise da Silveira
Glória Pires
Nise da Silveira


Julio Adrião
Julio Adrião
Carlos Pertuis
Julio Adrião
Carlos Pertuis


Claudio Jaborandy
Claudio Jaborandy
Emygdio de Barros
Claudio Jaborandy
Emygdio de Barros


Fabrício Boliveira
Fabrício Boliveira
Fernando Diniz
Fabrício Boliveira
Fernando Diniz


Roberta Rodrigues
Roberta Rodrigues
Ivone
Roberta Rodrigues
Ivone


Flávio Bauraqui
Flávio Bauraqui
Otávio Inácio
Flávio Bauraqui
Otávio Inácio


Fernando Eiras
Fernando Eiras
Mário Magalhães
Fernando Eiras
Mário Magalhães


Charles Fricks
Charles Fricks
Mário Pedrosa
Charles Fricks
Mário Pedrosa


Luciana Fregolente
Luciana Fregolente
Eugênia
Luciana Fregolente
Eugênia


Zé Carlos Machado
Zé Carlos Machado
Dr. Nelson
Zé Carlos Machado
Dr. Nelson
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