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Guilty Except for Insanity (2010)
Great film for the classroom
13 December 2014 - 0 out of 1 users found this review helpful.
This is a unique documentary that takes viewers on a remarkable journey into one of the most famous psychiatric hospitals in the United States. Focusing on several individuals who have plead insanity for their crime, the film digs into the murky boundaries between guilt and innocence and traces the workings of the system from the perspectives of patients and those charged with their care. This is an excellent documentary for teaching, because it locates compelling personal stories within their larger institutional and social contexts. Refusing the kind of voyeurism so typical of films about "insane asylums," Guilty Except for Insanity acknowledges the complexities of human relationships--familial, social, and institutional.
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