| Mad to Be Normal | |
| Director: | Robert Mullan |
| Producer: | Charlotte Arden Peter Gerard Dunphy Phin Glynn |
| Starring: | David Tennant Elisabeth Moss Gabriel Byrne Michael Gambon David Bamber Olivia Poulet Trevor White |
| Music: | Laurie Yule |
| Cinematography: | Ali Asad |
| Editing: | Laurie Yule |
| Studio: | Gizmo Films Bad Penny Productions GSP Studios |
| Distributor: | GSP Studios International |
| Runtime: | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Mad to Be Normal is a 2017 British drama film directed by Robert Mullan and written by Robert Mullan and Tracy Moreton. The film stars David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Gambon, David Bamber, Olivia Poulet and Trevor White. The film was released on 6 April 2017 by GSP Studios International.
The film portrays the story of Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing. Working out of Kingsley Hall in East London throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Laing performed various experiments on people diagnosed as mentally disturbed. His unconventional methods included a form of self-healing known as metanoia, causing controversy in the medical profession and later radically changing perceptions of mental health around the world.
The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 26 February 2017.[2] The film was released on 6 April 2017 by GSP Studios International.[1]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 61% based on 23 reviews, and an average rating of 5.7/10.[3]