Titicut Follies (1967) A Review
This is a documentary look at Bridgewater State Hospital that housed the criminally insane. Frederick Wiseman gives us a look into the heart of a horrifying so called hospital. This footage, sadly, is completely real and documents the abuse and deaths of inmates. These men were often kept naked in stone cells with no bed or toilet. There are scenes of guards mentally and physically abusing inmates. One scene shows the face feeding of a man, the next scene his dead body being prepared for disposal. Interspersed are scenes of the man who ran the facility singing in a disturbing manner given what he has allowed to happen. Note: the history of this place after revealed it was worse than the film showed and many who were due for release never got out. Some were never supported to be there in the first place. IMDB 7.7/10 ME 8/10 This is hard to find in full form but it can be found online. I highly recommend you don't go looking for this film. Because it's real it disturbed me deepl...