
Mental
精神
Rating: 6.8 · 2008 · Documentary · Japan · 2 ч 15 мин
Description
MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients, doctors, staff, volunteers, and home-helpers, in cinema- verite style. The film breaks a major taboo against discussing mental illness prevalent in Japanese society, and captures the candid lives of people coping with suicidal tendencies, poverty, a sense of shame, apprehension, and fear of society.
Information
- Original title
- 精神
- Year
- 2008
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2 ч 15 мин
- TMDB
- 6.8
- IMDb
- 6.8
Director
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