The Desert of the Real

Name: The Desert of the Real
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-08-13
Duration: 108 min

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Release Date

8/13/2026

Runtime

108 mins

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Documentary

Overview

Who am I? What is real? How to live in the madness of the world? These are questions posed by six people who have had psychosis and speak openly about their experience. They have in common that they think deeply, and that at particular moments in their lives, they were under intense personal and social pressure.

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Original Language

Dutch

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Six articulate people reflect candidly on psychosis and the pressures that fractured their grip on reality, creating an intimate portrait of breakdown and the search for meaning in madness. It's a patient, humanizing conversation that asks what it takes to rebuild a sense of self.