There has never been so much talk about the topic since the pandemic […]
Since the pandemic paralyzed the planet in 2020, there has never been so much talk about mental health.
And the world of cinema was no stranger to the issue.
The Disney series WandaVision (2021), which addresses topics such as post-traumatic trauma and the long After sun (2022) e The rejected (2023), on depression, among other topics covered, are just some of the most recent examples.
Currently, four national films have sought to normalize, in a frank, safe and honest way, important discussions about topics such as depression, anxiety and mental health.
Check out four suggestions for recent national films that have mental health as their main inspiration, such as Nobody gets out of here aliveby André Ristum, a feature film inspired by the book Brazilian Holocaustby Daniela Arbex, which recounts the genocide that occurred in the largest psychiatric hospital in Brazil, in Barbacena (MG), between 1903 and 1980.
“The topic has fascinated me from an early age. I think that the proximity to people suffering from some kind of pathology throughout my life and the deepening of my personal psychoanalysis have sparked a great interest in exploring this topic,” states Ristum, in a note sent to A Travel by fare.
THE LINES OF MY HAND
Premiered in April 2024
Director: João Dumans
cast: Viviane de Cássia Ferreira, Leandro Acácio, Douglas Klinger
Through a series of unpredictable encounters, an actress recounts her experience with art and madness, in seven acts.
HALF OF US
Premieres May 30, 2024
director: Flavio Botelh
cast: Denise Weinberg, Cacá Amaral, Kelner Macêdo, Clarice Niskier, Henrique Schafer, Justine Otondo
It tells the story of an elderly couple who lose their first and only child to suicide. Francisca and Carlos will then seek motivation to free themselves from guilt and assumptions about what it would have been like if they had acted differently.
NO ONE GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE
Debuts July 11, 2024
director: André Ristum
cast: Fernanda Marques, Augusto Madeira, Andreia Horta, Rejane Faria
At the beginning of the 1970s, the young Elisa was forcibly hospitalized by her father in the psychiatric hospital in Cologne, for having become pregnant by her boyfriend. After suffering much abuse, Elisa will struggle to find a way to escape this branch of hell.
MY PLASTERBOARD COCOON
Debuts September 12, 2024
Director: Carolina Fioratti
cast: Bella Piero, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Michel Joelsas, Mari Oliveira, Daniel Botelho, Caco Ciocler, Débora Duboc, Lena Roque, Flávia Garrafa and Marat Descartes
Virginia’s suicide, during her 17th birthday party, shakes the lives of the residents of a luxury condominium in the city. For many it is a passing tragedy, but for mother and her friends it is the beginning of a transformation.
Source: Terra
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