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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Genres

Thriller

Duration

88 min

Director

Karen Moncrieff

Rating

7.5

Release Date

January 5, 2019

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Original title: Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

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Synopsis Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.