Mental (2008)

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.

Released

2008-06-13

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

135 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kazuhiro Soda

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 6 votes