Asylum (1972)
A documentary crew lives with the schizophrenic residents of a group home based upon radical psychiatrist R. D. Laing's controversial approach to healing through compassion and freedom.
- Date of release
- 1972-09-06
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Peter Robinson
Casting
- R.D. Laing — Himself
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: London
Asylum is a 1972 documentary film written and directed by Peter Robinson about a therapeutic community for people with schizophrenia at Philadelphia Association Communities in London. It features the co-founders of the community, Leon Redler and the psychiatrist R. D. Laing.
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