Brainstorm
Original title: Bicho de Sete Cabeças
“this trip may have no return”
2002 · 1 h 24 min
Laís BodanzkyCast
Rodrigo Santoro 
Othon Bastos Cássia Kis Dani Nefussi Jairo Mattos Altair Lima
Credits
Written by: Luiz Bolognesi
Plot
A middle-class teenager is committed to a psychiatric hospital after his father finds a joint.
Sinekatalog’s take
A raw drama about institutions and youth.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (7,722 votes)
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