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.
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> Chiara D'Anna (Director)
> Andrew Platman (Theatre Play)
> Ken Barrett (Theatre Play)
> Heater Angus-Leppan (Theatre Play)