In the Name of Reason

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.

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Release Date

May 25, 1979

Status

Released

Original Title

Em Nome da Razão

Runtime

24min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Portuguese

Production Companies

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