Moacir
Director Tomás Lipgot
Countries Argentina
Duration 75 min
Synopsis
Moacir is a BRian man who has been living in AR for 25 years. He is semi-illiterate and, despite his lack of any formal musical education, possesses an amazing talent for singing. He has spent a large part of his life institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals. At the age of 65 and with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, Moacir seemed to be just another case of a helpless patient. However, after 15 years of being hospitalized, he is granted his freedom and leaves the Borda Psychiatric Hospital. This story follows Moacir´s passionate endeavor to fulfill his greatest desire: to make a record of his songs, which have been lost for more than 25 years. All the while fighting against the threat of mental illness and social alienation. This is a tale riddled with stridency, music, dance, confrontations, chaos, humor and charm.
Moacir is a BRian man who has been living in AR for 25 years. He is semi-illiterate and, despite his lack of any formal musical education, possesses an amazing talent for singing. He has spent a large part of his life institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals. At the age of 65 and with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, Moacir seemed to be just another case of a helpless patient. However, after 15 years of being hospitalized, he is granted his freedom and leaves the Borda Psychiatric Hospital. This story follows Moacir´s passionate endeavor to fulfill his greatest desire: to make a record of his songs, which have been lost for more than 25 years. All the while fighting against the threat of mental illness and social alienation. This is a tale riddled with stridency, music, dance, confrontations, chaos, humor and charm.