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The Lunatics' Ball(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-11-01
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Time: 1h 28m
"One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" meets "Children of a Lesser God"
Overview:
A psychologist with unconventional methods challenges a psychiatric hospital and win the admiration and love of a doctor, but he pulls back due to finding that he has only a short time to live. He achieves mixed results with his patients, but ultimately achieves a measure of love and recognition.
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New Zealand
Budget: $400,000.00
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Movie: The Lunatics' Ball
Top 6 Billed Cast
Jeremy Birchall
Librarian
Joy Watson
Sara's Mother
Gillian Baxter
Television Reporter
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