Directed by:
P.J. HoganScreenplay:
P.J. HoganCinematography:
Donald McAlpineComposer:
Michael YezerskiCast:
Liev Schreiber, Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, Lily Sullivan, Chelsea Bennett, Caroline Goodall, Kerry Fox, Deborah Mailman, Rebecca Gibney (more)VOD (2)
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The Moochmore girls are certain they all suffer from some kind of undiagnosed mental illness - because if they are not crazy then they are just unpopular. Their mother Shirley (Rebecca Gibney) - unable to cope with her demanding daughters and unsupported by her philandering politician husband, Barry (Anthony LaPaglia) - suffers a nervous breakdown. After Barry commits his wife to a mental hospital (telling his constituents that she is on holiday) he finds himself alone with 5 teenage girls he barely knows. Desperate, he impulsively picks up a hitchhiker named Shaz (Toni Collette) and installs her in his home as nanny to his daughters. (Universal Pictures AU)
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"Mental" is the title of a movie that evokes something. "Mental" means the same thing in English as "mentál" in Czech. In fact, it is possible to translate this title that way. At this point, we get to the heart of the matter because this is truly a movie about lunatics. And by that, I mean it in the most natural sense of the word. The focus of the story is on people who need the help of a psychologist, or even better, a psychiatrist. Yes, there is a difference between them. Several people independently told me this, so I guess I will believe them. One helps and the other has the right to give you electric shocks without having any problems with the law or a guilty conscience. Read more: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/02/mental-2012-45.html
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