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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
2019 • 1h 28m • ★ 7.5 (135 votes) Released
An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.
Director
Karen Moncrieff
Writer
Helen Childress
Rating
7.5
Runtime
88 min
Production
LifetimeTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
asylumlunatic asylumbased on true storymurdermemory losstortureabusemistreatmentinvestigative reporterfemale reporter
