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today I'll show you a psychological thriller film: "Stonehearst Asylum"
spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
in a big hall of a medical university in England
a professor is instructing a new discovered mental disorder called hysteria
a female patient who suffers from this illness
is presented to the class by the professor's assistant
while the professor demonstrates more symptoms
the woman suddenly stands up and shouts for help, claiming she is sane
but soon, she is controlled by the assistant
and her behaviors are explained to be the common symptoms of hysteria
it is near Christmas time
a young doctor named Edward from Oxford University
arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in the middle of nowhere
when he is stopped and questioned at the gate by the security guards
he says that he has sent a letter to the director to inform his visit in advance
they allow him in and send him to the director's office
after a chat, the bald director(Director Bald) decides to take Edward as an internship
and offers him a tour of the madhouse
Edward is shown all kinds of patients here
one of them claims himself as a horse
soon he notices the female patient from the professor's class
her name is Graves, and she is playing the piano, looking quite normal mentally
immediately Edward's mind is filled with hormones for this graceful woman
soon he discovers that the patients are allowed to do activities freely as normal people
he is amazed by this unorthodox method
after Director Bald explains that he does not believe in drugging or incarcerating patients
plus, his unique treatments will create more trust between doctors and patients
and decrease the patients' social anxieties
at night, all people are having a fancy dinner together
a cross-dressing nurse proposes a toast to Edward
right before he drinks his wine, Graves kicks his leg under the table
causing him to spill the drink
Graves leads Edward to a room to clean his mess
she quietly warns Edward to flee the asylum as soon as possible
Edward is confused by her shocking warning and does not take it seriously
while Edward getting ready for bed, he hears some noises with regular paces
he grabs his tiny gun and a lamp and follows the noises to a boiler room
to his surprise, he finds many people are locked in cages
they beg him to release them
an old man with a grey beard tells Edward that he is the real director
and others locked up are the real doctors and nurses
Edward could not believe what he heard until a woman calls out his name
and says she is the head nurse who handled Edward's letter before
Grey Beard explains that they are drugged and caged by the revolting patients
then the patients disguise themselves as doctors and nurses and live with other patients
after being told the truth, Edward rushes to Graves and suggests she run away with him
right at that moment, Director Bald arrives to do the night check-up with the head guard
and questions Edward's appearance at such a late time
Edward lies that he loses his way
unluckily his escaping plan is not gonna happen anytime
later, he visits Grey Beard and asks about the history of Director Bald's mental illness
it is said that Director Bald is a very dangerous patient
who had murdered many people before he was sent here
and his medical record is hidden in a wine cabinet in the director's office
the next day, Edward is asked to do the morning check-up with Director Bald
who is accompanied by the head guard
when visiting a patient with violent tendencies, Edward is choked badly by the patient
thanks to his useful medical knowledge, Edward calms the patient down and gains his trust
watching close-by, Director Bald is surprised by Edward's great abilities
Graves encounters Edward and lays out the fact
that the real staff here used to torture patients
with an extreme method such as electric shock
Edward lifts his shirt and exposes some scary scars on his body
he explains that he was often abused in the orphanage he grew up
so he understands how it feels to be treated brutally
that night, Edward sneaks into the director's office
planning to steal Director Bald's medical record
meanwhile, two locked-up doctors break free from the dungeon and escapes
soon they are found by asylum guards and chased to a cliff
after one of them jumps off the cliff, the head guard kills the other doctor
and takes the body back to the asylum
after seeing the body covered with bad cuts
Edward blames the head guard should not be too cruel
Edward returns to his room and reads Director Bald's medical records
it says that Director Bald used to be a military doctor
who killed many badly wounded soldiers instead of healing them
being identified as a crazy person, Director Bald is sent to this asylum
but not accused of murder later
as the director at that time, Grey Beard tortured Director Bald
in many inhumane ways for nine years
but unexpectedly, Director Bald had never given any confession to his crimes
the next morning, Director Bald asks Edward to observe treatment for a patient
Edward recognizes that the patient is Grey Beard
and claims his worries about the treatment
Director Bald insists on using the new electric shock therapy he invented
Edward could not prevent this happen, but has to follow Director Bald's instruction
after the shock, Grey Beard loses his consciousness and turns into a vegetable
while people are getting decorations ready for the new year
Edward sneaks food for the caged staff
and says he will help them to escape on New Year's Eve when everybody's celebrating
during the new year party, the head guard wants to spray his evil hormones on a female patient
but she refuses to obey him
the head guard soon loses control of himself and kills the girl
Edward sits in the ward that Director Bald used to live
searching for any possible ways to unlock Director Bald's deep secrets that caused his madness
he finds a picture of a young soldier in the padded wall and keeps it in his pocket
then he goes to the basement and quietly puts the drug in the wine
everybody finds the young girl's dead body lying on the floor
Graves holds the dead body and cries sadly
however, Director Bald announces that the young girl is dead because of a heart disease
Graves realizes that the harmonious community imagined by Director Bald
that allows mental patients to live as normals does not work at all
meanwhile, the head guard bumps into Edward in the basement
Edward shoots the guard in the ear with a tiny gun, and knocks him down after a quick fight
on the other hand, all patients continue the new year's party and burn some medical equipment
before they drink their wine, the head guard wakes up
and reveals that Edward has drugged the drinks
Edward gets knocked unconscious immediately
later he wakes up in a room
where he is tied to a bed and about to be shocked by electricity
Graves comes and asks Edward why her picture is in his pocket watch
Edward explains that he falls in love with Graves
when he saw her the first time at the professor's class
after he locates her, he comes and plans to take her away from this asylum
Graves is deeply moved by Edward's love and rescue plan
Director Bald arrives with an electric shock machine
Edward persuades Director Bald to show him Graves's picture he keeps in his pocket
Director Bald is shocked by the picture
showing a solider whom he killed when he was in the army
because of that, he loses his mind and staggers out of the room in a daze
when the head guard wants to continue the electric shock
Graves stands up and electrocutes him to death
a fire breaks out
Graves unties Edward and leads the patients and the caged staff out of the building
when Edward finds Director Bald
he has become near-comatose from the guilt over his actions
in the flashback, after seeing many soldiers' sufferings
and hearing their horrifying cries during the war
Director Bald executed the wounded soldiers as a merciful act to end their pain
but finally, he failed to kill himself due to the lack of bullets
as a result, he became crazy since then
the asylum is taken over by the real staff now
weeks later, Graves's husband comes to visit Graves with the professor
however, the head nurse tells them that Graves has left the madhouse
with the signature signed by Doctor Edward to prove that her illness is all healed
the professor is astonished and claims that he himself is actually Doctor Edward
but he hasn't signed anything to release Graves
it's revealed that the impostor Edward is another mental patient
who was demonstrated in the professor's class where he met Graves
he fell in love with Graves at first sight and make up a rescue plan to save Graves
now the couple is spending their life peacefully and safely in a madhouse locating in Italy
where the patients are allowed to stay with their loved ones and heal naturally
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