Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Overview
Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from patients, nurses and doctors, the film explores this seismic revolution and what it tells us about society's changing attitudes to mental illness over the last sixty years.
About Mental: A History of the Madhouse (2010)
Released in 2010, Mental: A History of the Madhouse is a documentary film from BBC (United Kingdom). It was directed by Chris Boulding and written by Chris Boulding and Peter Scott. The cast is led by Tamsin Greig, Peter Barham and Maggi Chapman. With a runtime of 59m, the film averages 4.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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