2º – The Voices (Marjane Satrapi, 2014)
After several tragic events in his life, a man struggles to relearn to live in society after an internment, acquiring a new job and becoming affectively involved with a woman. The film gains its substance when the man stops taking his medications and starts to confuse reality with hallucinations. Merging comedy and drama, ‘The Voices’ manages to be disturbing in its proposal. Here we will have a glimpse into the destructive character of schizophrenia, with a character condemned by the mere figure of chance. We will also have a good exposition about the importance of a psychiatric treatment in the lives of individuals affected by this psychopathology.
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