Synopsis
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.
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Original language
Japanese
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Festival History
- Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2009 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2009 generic
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2009 generic
- Ghent Film Festival 2009 generic
