Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

1970 · 78 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller, Drama

Nuclear war breaks out and the staff and patients of a mental hospital take refuge in an underground bunker and accidentally get locked in. Disciple soon disintegrates and the patients, led by Richard, start to resist authority. Richard devises a scheme for a new social order where the sane will take no part. The doctors try to resist but are ultimately overcome.

Directed by Giorgio Mangiamele · Written by Giorgio Mangiamele

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