Understanding The Film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

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A film about understanding

The multi-award winning film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” is, as you may understand, one of the best films produced, which everyone should give a try. The story takes place in America. A criminal, R.P. McMurphy had been sent to a work farm due to his act of raping a 15-year old girl. Because McMurphy did not have the energy to do the hard work, he got himself to a hospital for people with severe mental issues. From that day forward the very similiar and well scheduled days at the hospital would never be the same.

So why should you see this film? First of all, one of the director, Milos Formans intentions of the film was showing what person with a mental disease actually is like. We who do not get in touch with

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