Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.
Acting
Santoro's breakout: rage and vulnerability colliding.
Direction
Bodanzky's documentary-style realism feels illegally intimate.
Production
Shot in actual psychiatric hospital; patients as extras.
Director
Laís Bodanzky
Rodrigo Santoro
Wilson Souza Neto
Othon Bastos
Sr. Wilson Souza (Pai)
Cássia Kis
Meire Souza (Mãe)
Dani Nefussi
Irmã de Neto
Jairo Mattos
Enfermeiro Ivan
Altair Lima
Dr. Cintra
Lineu Dias
Interno Jornalista
Caco Ciocler
Rogério
Gero Camilo
Ceará
Marcos Cesana
Interno Bil
Luis Miranda
Enfermeiro Marcelo
Valéria Alencar
Leninha
Gustavo Machado
Lobo
Talita Castro
Bel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on true stories from Brazil's infamous 'therapeutic communities'—religious-run institutions where judges still sentence teens today. The film sparked national debate and actual policy investigations.
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