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20191h 28mEnglish

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

7.4
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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.

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DirectorKaren Moncrieff

Keywords

asylumlunatic asylumbased on true storymurdermemory losstortureabusemistreatmentinvestigative reporterfemale reporter

Cast

Christina Ricci as Nellie Bly

Christina Ricci

Nellie Bly

Judith Light as Matron Grady

Judith Light

Matron Grady

Joshua Bowman as Dr. Josiah

Joshua Bowman

Dr. Josiah

Anja Savcic as Lottie

Anja Savcic

Lottie

Nikki Duval as Nurse Fenton

Nikki Duval

Nurse Fenton

Lauren Cochrane as Nurse Lila

Lauren Cochrane

Nurse Lila

Johise Namwira as Johari

Johise Namwira

Johari

Kathleen Gallagher as Black-haired Crazy Patient

Kathleen Gallagher

Black-haired Crazy Patient

Mark Hildreth as Bats

Mark Hildreth

Bats

Paul Essiembre as Joseph Pulitzer

Paul Essiembre

Joseph Pulitzer