In the Name of Reason (1979)

The infamous Hospital Colonia de Barbacena (Barbacena Colony Hospital), biggest mental institution of Brazil, once compared to concentration camps of Auschwitz ,opens its gates to a production crew during the country's dictatorship period. This short documentary depicts how mental patients were treated inside the institution and how anyone could end up an intern there for no plausible reason.

Released

1979-05-25

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

24 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Helvécio Ratton

TMDB rating

8.3/10 from 9 votes