Mental
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.
Documentary
6.8
6 reviewsRuntime: 135 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2008-06-13
Director(s): Kazuhiro Soda
Production: Laboratory X
Languages: Japanese
IMDB: tt1295064
