Once There Was a Madhouse

Melanie Ekholdt

Norway / 2024 / Fiction, Experimental / 19’57”I2504687

Once There Was a Madhouse
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SYNOPSIS

Five forcibly hospitalized young adults with different diagnoses meet in a psychiatric ward. In this psychological fantasy drama we see them in vulnerable and difficult situations in a form inspired by postmodern theatre. Theatrical means are used to convey abstract elements of our psyche. Diagnostic expressions have now become part of everyday language. Pills have become part of everyday life. Through this fantasy short film, you can get an insight into how today's young norwegians imagine both the medication and the psychotherapy approach in the mental health system. Is what happens in this hospital only in the imagination of the young people? Or does it reflect reality?

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