Overview

The protagonist Andrii Dovzhenko finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in USSR for years - most of those accused of «anti-Soviet propaganda» were never sent to prison, but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of "slow progressive schizophrenia". Andrii finds himself in a real hell of punitive psychiatry and faces a difficult choice - to cooperate with the KGB and return to his family, or to reveal the truth about dissidents tortured in such psychiatric hospitals. The script was based on the memoirs of Soviet dissidents who faced the brutality of a totalitarian system that used so-called "punitive psychiatry" as a weapon against free thought.

Cast

Kostiantyn Temliak, Nataliia Babenko, Sergey Kalantay, Irma Vitovska, Ostap Stupka, Serhii Kysil, Vitalii Salii, Andrii Mostrenko

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What is "Diagnosis: Dissent" about?

The protagonist Andrii Dovzhenko finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in USSR for years - most of those accused of «anti-Soviet propaganda» were never sent to prison, but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of "slow progressive schizophrenia". Andrii finds himself in a real hell of punitive psychiatry and faces a difficult choice - to cooperate with the KGB and return to his family, or to reveal the truth about dissidents tortured in such psychiatric hospitals. The script was based on the memoirs of Soviet dissidents who faced the brutality of a totalitarian system that used so-called "punitive psychiatry" as a weapon against free thought.

When was "Diagnosis: Dissent" released?

Diagnosis: Dissent was released in 2024.

Who stars in "Diagnosis: Dissent"?

The cast includes Kostiantyn Temliak, Nataliia Babenko, Sergey Kalantay, Irma Vitovska.