Clara is 19 years old, studies second in History, has a parcial-time job as a bartender in a bar and has a on and off relationship with Pau. She considers herself a lively girl and her life goes through the normal worries and joys of her age. Until suddenly the first symptoms appear: Insomnia. Fatigue. Lack of concentration. Emotional block Fear.
Manicomio (“Asylum”) is a first-hand testimony (Montse Batalla’s true story) that mixes
denunciation, disclosure and consolation. The detailed chronicle of what happens when a mental disorder makes an appearance in a normal life and at the same time the staging of the terrible consequences of a wrong diagnosis.