Bedlam
“Beauty at the mercy of madmen!”
DramaThriller
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.
VIBE
A chilling glimpse into the dark side of 18th-century London's treatment of the mentally ill. It's a somber, oppressive experience that highlights stark class divides and the horrors within a corrupt system.
oppressivechillingsomberunsettlingsteadyperiod dramaGothic undertonessocial commentaryclass disparityinhumane treatmentsocial injusticemental health stigma
londonenglandinsane asylumclass differencesmental illness18th centurycorrupt systemquakerismmental health caresocial prejudices
