
On the Edge(2001)
A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.


Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair.

Ben Cross
Josef Breuer

Armand Assante
Nietzsche

Joanna Pacula
Mathilda

Jamie Elman
Sigmund Freud

Andreas Beckett
Zarathustra

Katheryn Winnick
Lou Salome

Michal Yannai
Bertha

Rachel O'Meara
Frau Becker
When Nietzsche Wept is a drama, romance film released in 2007. Directed by Pinchas Perry, it stars Ben Cross, Armand Assante, Joanna Pacula. Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair.
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