Directed by Milos Forman
Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield
Rated 12+
Synopsis:
In the autumn of 1963, a Korean War veteran is accused of a crime. To avoid prison, he feigns insanity and is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, where he sparks a revolt among mistreated patients against the tyranny of the nursing staff.
Adapted from Ken Kesey’s bestselling novel, *One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest* depicts the treatments inflicted upon patients in the 1960s: excessive medication, ice-cold showers, electroshock therapy, and even lobotomies. Yet, this indictment of the psychiatric hospital system also questions the meaning of rebellion: Why must we resist? How far should opposition go? Where does the line lie between heroism and madness? On one side, convinced she is doing good, Nurse Ratched blindly enforces the rules and infantilizes her patients. On the other, McMurphy fights to restore their dignity, even if it means defying the laws of a repressive and inhumane system.
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay | 1976 Academy Awards
