Asylum (2005)

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Country: Ireland, UK
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release: 2005-09-09
Director: David Mackenzie
Writers: Patrick McGrath , Patrick Marber , Chrysanthy Balis
Language: English
Stars: Natasha Richardson , Sean Harris (I) , Marton Csokas , Ian McKellen , Hugh Bonneville , Gus Lewis , Joss Ackland , Wanda Ventham , Sarah Thurstan , Alwyne Taylor
Runtime: 99 min
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
AKA: Ústav (Czech Republic) , Asylum: Entre la pasión y la demencia (Argentina) , A Casa da Loucura (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Asylum (Canada) , Asylum (United Arab Emirates) , Azil (Croatia) , Asylum (India) , Пагубна страст (Bulgaria) , Asylum (South Africa) , Asylum , Vangitut (Finland) , アサイラム/閉鎖病棟 (Japan) , L'asile (Canada) , Asylum (Australia) , Obsesión (Spain) , Asylum (Thailand) , Obłąkana miłość (Poland) , Asylum (United Kingdom) , Παράνομο πάθος (Greece) , Asylum (Philippines) , Asylum (Indonesia) , Безумие (Russian Federation) , Paixão sem Limites (Brazil) , Tımarhane (Turkey) , Follia (Italy) , Asylum (India) , Stellas Versuchung (Germany) , Asylum (Ireland) , Asylum (United States of America)
Plot: In the 1950s, the psychiatrist Max Raphael is hired to work as superintendent of an asylum in the outskirts of London, and he moves with his wife Stella Raphael and their son Charlie. Stella has a passionless marriage and is ignored by Max. Her boredom changes when her son befriends the handsome inmate Edgar Stark, an sculptor that in a crisis of jealousy had killed and disfigured his wife, and that is treated by Dr. Peter Cleave, an ambitious psychiatrist that aspired Max's position. During the afternoons, Stella has a hot adulterous affair with Edgar until the day he escapes and their affair is discovered. Stella has to take a decision between her family and her wild passion for Edgar.
IMDB:tt0348505