Goldfinch Studios have announced that ‘Mad To Be Normal’, the critically acclaimed biopic will be released on VOD on 13th August. ‘Mad To Be Normal’ sees David Tennant play the controversial figure, Dr RD Laing, as he practices his unorthodox methods in his pursuit of better understanding and treating mental health.
Tennant (Doctor Who) stars as 1960s celebrity psychiatrist RD Laing who revolutionised the treatment of people diagnosed as ‘mad’. ‘Mad to Be Normal’ reveals the story of RD Laing, the famous psychiatrist and one of Scotland’s greatest ever minds. Working out of Kingsley Hall in East London throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Laing performed various daring experiments on people who were diagnosed as mentally disturbed. His revolutionary methods involved experimenting with LSD on his patients and practicing a form of self-healing known as metanoia, causing outrage and controversy in the medical profession and radically changed attitudes and perceptions of mental health around the world.
Alongside Tennant, ‘Mad To Be Normal’ is supported by a host of award winning actors including Elisabeth Moss (‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘Mad Men’ & ‘The West Wing’), Gabriel Byrne (‘In Treatment’, ‘The Usual Suspects’ & ‘Miller’s Crossing’) and acting legend, Michael Gambon (The Harry Potter Series, ‘The King’s Speech’ & ‘Fortitude’).
