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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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.4/10 | |
Released: | June 13, 2009 | |
Runtime: | 135 min | |
Genres: | Documentary | |
Companies: | Dada Films Laboratory X | |
Crew: | Kazuhiro Sôda | |
Susan Queen : This was hilarious until she started preaching near the end !