We highlight here some films that have addressed this mental disorder, so that you are encouraged to watch them and continue learning. Would you add any others?
Cinema has allowed us to know more explicitly and closely about schizophrenia, a mental health disorder in which the person experiences different situations that prevent them from leading a fully functional life; since it is chronic and degenerative.
In the following list of films you will find stories of strength, courage and pain, which will surely help you better understand a person living with this condition.
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Troubled Hearts (1993)
Following the death of his parents, Joon begins to experience hallucinations and delusional ideas; which makes her live in an imaginary universe. Her character, sometimes calm, can suddenly change and display her enthusiasm for starting fires.
Her brother, who dedicates all his efforts to taking care of her, loses a poker bet and must allow Sam, a flamboyant and lonely boy who has a special gift for pantomime, to move in with them. Little by little Sam conquers Joon’s heart and that causes both problems and love to intensify.
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
This film is based on a real case of schizophrenia that John Forbes Nash lived with, a mathematician with paranoid schizophrenia who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994 for his contributions to game theory.
This story shows the extravagant and confusing situations that Forbes faced until he recognized that he had schizophrenia. Also, how he managed his illness to move forward with his life, his home, and his career, until he became a professor at Princeton University.
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Through parallel realities and time travel, this cult film shows the story of a teenager with schizophrenia and sleepwalking. that after miraculously escaping death he suffers hallucinations that lead him to act in ways he would never have imagined. Is it real or not?
Based on a true story, it shows the life of a prodigious cellist who in the second year of the Conservatory developed schizophrenia and ended up living on the streets, but who is discovered by a journalist from the ‘Los Angeles Times’. Impressed by his talent, he writes a series of articles that take him out of anonymity.
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In the midst of artistic perfection and pressure, a brilliant dancer in a New York ballet company faces nervous exhaustion and mental confusion that leaves her unable to distinguish between reality and fiction. Facts that make the viewer wonder what is really happening.
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Words on the bathroom walls (2020)
Based on the novel by Julia Walton, this film tells the story of an introspective and intelligent boy who is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Living in constant fear of being exposed, he finds a strong connection with Maya, who helps him fight for his goals and not be defined by his schizophrenia.
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