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The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness

The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness

1978 · 93 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

A skilled worker has a sudden nervous breakdown at the company for which he has been working for the last 20 years. He attacks the machines and smashes the windows. The company decides to have him undergo treatment with a well-known young psychiatrist. She will try to bring light the reasons for his behavior so he can adapt himself to his work once again.

Directed by Mauricio Walerstein · Written by Mauricio Walerstein

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