• 1999
  • 1h 29m
The Lunatics' Ball

Summary A psychologist discovers he only has months left to live and turns a psychiatric hospital upside down as he challenges the conventional psychiatric wisdom and drug treatments as he works with a group teenage psychiatric patients. In the process he falls in love with Charlotte, a doctor, but pushes her away afraid of becoming involved. He achieves mixed results with his patients, but ultimately achieves a measure of love and recognition. View more details

  • 1999
  • 1h 29m

The Lunatics' Ball

Directed : Michael Thorp

Written : Michael Thorp

Stars : Jeremy Birchall Sara Ashworth Michael Daly Jane Irwin

All cast & crew

3.8

Details

Genres : Thriller Drama

Release date : Oct 30, 1999

Countries of origin : New Zealand

Language : English

Filming locations : Auckland, New Zealand

Production companies : Michael Thorp Films

Summary A psychologist discovers he only has months left to live and turns a psychiatric hospital upside down as he challenges the conventional psychiatric wisdom and drug treatments as he works with a group teenage psychiatric patients. In the process he falls in love with Charlotte, a doctor, but pushes her away afraid of becoming involved. He achieves mixed results with his patients, but ultimately achieves a measure of love and recognition. View more details

Details

Genres : Thriller Drama

Release date : Oct 30, 1999

Countries of origin : New Zealand

Language : English

Filming locations : Auckland, New Zealand

Production companies : Michael Thorp Films

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The Lunatics' Ball (1999)
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