CinemaOSMovie · 1999 · 1h 37m

Monkeys Like Becky

66%(5)IMDbDocumentary

The first part of this documentary deals with the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949, one of the first surgeons to apply the technique called lobotomy for the treatment of schizophrenia. The second part deals with the everyday life of people with schizophrenia today: behavior and relationships, and treatment for the disease.

Directed byJoaquín Jordá, Núria Villazán

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
ES
Released
January 1, 1999
Studios
Els Quatre Gats Audiovisuals S.L.

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring

Valentí Agustí

Himself

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Himself (archive footage)

Joaquín Jordá

Joaquín Jordá

Himself

João Maria Pinto

João Maria Pinto

Carmen Polo

Herself (archive footage)

Marian Varela

Creative team
Directed by
Joaquín Jordá
Joaquín Jordá
Núria Villazán
Núria Villazán
Written by
Joaquín Jordá
Joaquín Jordá
Núria Villazán
Núria Villazán

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