Mad to Be Normal

Mad to Be Normal

2017 · 106 min · EN · 5.7 (25 votes)
Dir. Robert Mullan · Starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne, David Bamber, Olivia Poulet · Music Laurie Yule
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The story of Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London in the 1960s.

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A deeply humanistic, yet often unsettling, look at radical psychiatric care in the 60s. It feels like a raw, unfiltered glimpse into a controversial experiment, challenging perceptions of sanity and societal norms.

introspectivechallengingunsettlingempatheticslow-burnperiod dramacharacter-drivenarthousekitchen sink realismmental healthalternative medicinecounterculturehumanity
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