Mental

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2008

Documentary

2 hours 15 minutes

Summary

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.

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Original Name精神 (Mental)

StatusReleased: 16 years ago
June 13, 2008

Language日本語

Spoken Languages日本語

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