Sanitarium

Sanitarium

The cure is deadlier than the disease

2001 · 86 min · ★ 4.7 · Horror, Mystery

A generation ago, Dr Max Warick was researching a mysterious experimental drug which was scientifically proven to cure certain types of madness. But as the most deranged test subjects miraculously regained their sanity, the control patients, who were given no drugs at all, suffered horrific consequences. Because no one could find the cause of such deadly side effects, the experiments were stopped. But now twenty years later, a new set of hospital officials are about to release the drug into the marketplace. And the only man who can prevent this terror from eating away at the masses has since traded in his lab coat for a straight jacket.

Directed by Johannes Roberts · Written by Johannes Roberts

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Jeremy Minns Dr Max Warick
Kate Copeland Dr Elle Warick
John Webster Harris
Harold Gasnier Paul Karnell
Uri Geller Male Detective
Jared Morgan Old Max
Azucena Duran Dr Isabella Ramoray
Andy Blacksmith Dr Anthony Armstrong
Harry Tufill Dr Richard Calishot
Tammi Baker Donna
Hannah Stansbridge Rosie Warick
Daniel Kobbina Kelly

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