Brainstorm (2000)

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Country: Brazil
Genres: Drama
Release: 2001-06-22
Director: Laís Bodanzky
Writers: Luiz Bolognesi , Austregésilo Carrano
Language: Portuguese
Stars: Rodrigo Santoro , Othon Bastos , Cássia Kis Magro , Dani Nefussi , Jairo Mattos , Altair Lima , Lineu Dias , Caco Ciocler , Gero Camilo , Marcos Cesana
Runtime: 74 min
Awards: 45 wins & 20 nominations
AKA: Brainstorm , A hétfejű szörny (Hungary) , Bicho de Sete Cabeças , Bicho de Sete Cabeças (Brazil) , Siedmiogłowa bestia (Poland) , Семиглавый зверь (Russian Federation) , Seven-Headed Beast , Bicho de siete cabezas (Argentina) , Bicho de 7 cabeças (Brazil) , Brainstorm (Canada)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0263124