Monkeys Like Becky

Monkeys Like Becky — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1999
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Joaquín Jordá

Monkeys Like Becky — Cast

V

Valentí Agustí Himself Francisco Franco Himself (archive footage) Joaquín Jordá Himself João Maria Pinto

C

Carmen Polo Herself (archive footage)

M

Marian Varela