Monkeys Like Becky
6.7
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.
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Cast
6 people
Valentí Agustí
Himself
Francisco Franco
Himself (archive footage)
Also in
Franco. La vida del Dictador en color
How to Stage a Coup
Joaquín Jordá
Himself
Also in
La doble vida del faquir
Biotaxia
João Maria Pinto
Known for
Fatima
Carmen Polo
Herself (archive footage)
Marian Varela
Also in
The Biggest Robbery Ever Told
Joaquín Jordá Director · Núria Villazán Director Sergi Dies Editor
United States release January 1, 1999 · Produced in Spain · Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish
Production
Els Quatre Gats Audiovisuals S.L.
Production
Spain
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Languages
Original title
Mones com la Becky
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1999
Theatrical
Spain · November 19, 1999
Theatrical · Barcelona
Iceland
September 15, 2002 · Premiere · Hispanic Film Festival
Spain
October 1, 1999 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
September 25, 2000 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
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