Mental (2008)

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.

• Release Date: 2008-06-13
• Runtime: 2h 15min
• Production Company: Laboratory X
• Production Country: Japan
• Director: Kazuhiro Soda