Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.

1963. The young nurse Anna begins working in the juvenile ward of a mental hospital. There she meets Lucia, a fifteen-year-old schizophrenic. Against the backdrop of a struggle between Dr. Marie and the rigid Dr. Oreste to reform patient treatment, a relationship between Anna and Lucia develops, forcing them to make decisive choices for their respective lives.

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.

Qui sont ces inconnu-e-s qui travaillent dans nos hôpitaux psychiatriques pour venir en aide aux personnes qui souffrent d'une maladie psychique? Ce film, tourné pendant six mois à Malévoz (VS), nous plonge dans la réalité quotidienne de ces soignants courageux, doués d'une profonde empathie pour la souffrance mentale et le désarroi humain.