An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.
Christina Ricci
as Nellie Bly
Judith Light
as Matron Grady
Joshua Bowman
as Dr. Josiah
Anja Savcic
as Lottie
Nikki Duval
as Nurse Fenton
Lauren Cochrane
as Nurse Lila
Johise Namwira
as Johari
Kathleen Gallagher
as Black-haired Crazy Patient
Mark Hildreth
as Bats
Paul Essiembre
as Joseph Pulitzer
