Brainland
In 1935, renowned Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz visits psychiatrist Sobral Cid, trying to convince him to use his patients as subjects for an experimental treatment: frontal leukotomy. The film is a film adaptation of a scene from the play Brainland, which explores three key episodes in the history of 20th-century neuroscience. Each episode addresses dilemmas related to clinical ethics.
Director: Chiara D'Anna
Cast
Jodie Anne Bailey
Egas Moniz
Hester Dart
Sobral Cid
Leo Selleck
Almeida Lima
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