Documentary · Spain · 1999 · 1h 37m

Monkeys Like Becky

Mones com la Becky

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Director
Núria VillazánJoaquín Jordá
Cast
Valentí Agustí as Himself Francisco Franco as Himself (archive footage) Joaquín Jordá as Himself João Maria Pinto as Carmen Polo as Herself (archive footage) Marian Varela as
Crew
Sergi Dies — Editor Joaquín Jordá — Writer Núria Villazán — Writer
Synopsis

The first part of this documentary deals with the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949, one of the first surgeons to apply the technique called lobotomy for the treatment of schizophrenia. The second part deals with the everyday life of people with schizophrenia today: behavior and relationships, and treatment for the disease.

Mood & Themes
schizophrenia
Key Collaborators
Núria Villazán Director Joaquín Jordá Director Sergi Dies Editor Joaquín Jordá Writer Núria Villazán Writer
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