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Mental (2008)
Directed by Kazuhiro Soda
Documentary · 2h 15m
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.
Crew
- Director
- Kazuhiro Soda
- Director of Photography
- Kazuhiro Soda
- Editor
- Kazuhiro Soda
- Producer
- Kiyoko Kashiwagi, Kazuhiro Soda
Details
- Original title
- 精神
- Release date
- 2008-06-13
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Laboratory X