![Mental: A History of the Madhouse](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nVxPmI4qhiJZYHbq9NO84fcMf8Y.jpg)
Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from patients, nurses and doctors, the film explores this seismic revolution and what it tells us about society's changing attitudes to mental illness over the last sixty years.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Mental: A History of the Madhouse
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 25, 2010
Runtime
0h 59m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
45%
Original Title
Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Production Companies
BBC
Director
Chris Boulding
Description
Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from patients, nurses and doctors, the film explores this seismic revolution and what it tells us about society's changing attitudes to mental illness over the last sixty years.
Cast
Crew
Recommendations
![Super Amigos](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lGQrMNJT3M5U1Kd4PHjhXV4QdYc.jpg)
Super Amigos
![Woyzeck](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4MwRYp72mAaLhkcbg9EXie2pLAr.jpg)
Woyzeck
![Throne of Blood](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zaZFMNxJST0TtPd68yF7fNt1he8.jpg)
Throne of Blood
![Asterix vs. Caesar](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/etGMmWOREDS9sbDTpVJ1wqPelfK.jpg)
Asterix vs. Caesar
![White Tiger](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/85nYPi1yqrV8spgJx84oiAnSo88.jpg)
White Tiger
![Leprechaun Returns](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7kToQsV04Jel1ob7VJ471LDz7wD.jpg)
Leprechaun Returns
![Gray Matters](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/dg5kX6v4xbGL0FtNyELGb7wDt9b.jpg)
Gray Matters
![Asterix and Cleopatra](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uK1S8VHWH0kilanq2QyNIdkUjFs.jpg)
Asterix and Cleopatra
![Asterix the Gaul](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pcW9R5NHSXrpchdYiubcbdAvpV8.jpg)
Asterix the Gaul
![White Heat](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4ekAK25fz1FDzRUHuJs171uiVaI.jpg)
White Heat
![The Caller](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4xhuufxE28PhQrUUoUe1TYg6oeU.jpg)
The Caller
![Baazigar](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ndQQ2bTV0JLSRxUBchE4eD3qhDb.jpg)
Baazigar
![The Asphalt Jungle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gECEOjjLjuHi9DDHeDLj28SXLHE.jpg)
The Asphalt Jungle
![Dolls](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vQ9XBpH88jvO3hpHt9Zm5IHe5NP.jpg)
Dolls
![Angelique and the King](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/AtrK32Qdu7oaPqBiN7tGo1BhkJL.jpg)
Angelique and the King
![Superman IV: The Quest for Peace](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vhs3P0JwqzlgfBqhjnCWDEOtDmS.jpg)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
![Lean on Pete](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7SuPHSo9Uw8GACkP2oPst512Qhl.jpg)
Lean on Pete
![Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rYvP6yMXCIVHnkVtwGaAXFmpzkB.jpg)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
![A Lizard in a Woman's Skin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nxDBBrdybGVJojFXvZysKteY05k.jpg)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
![Paris](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bcJAgm2N0FW0PkCew9A1yv8r6zF.jpg)