It is a necessary drama that, by stripping away unnecessary sentimentality, exposes the gray areas and human subtleties behind a case of enormous impact.

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The real story behind "27 Nights"

the movie "27 Nights" It is a direct adaptation of the writer's book of the same name. Natalia Zitowhich narrates a real case that shocked Argentine public opinion: the internment of the writer and plastic artist Natalia Cohen.

Although in fiction she is named Martha Hoffman, the essence of the story is respected: a woman admitted to a neuropsychiatric hospital against her will, an event that called into question the legislation and practice of mental health in the country.

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The genesis of the book, as told Natalia Zito to LV12 Radio Independencia, it was pure chance, arising from the intrigue generated by a story that "no one wanted to tell".

The author was fascinated by the story of Natalia Kohen, an 82-year-old woman from a millionaire family, who was hospitalized by her own daughters, who They were worried about their "loose pocket" and a romantic relationship with a man 19 years younger. Zito explained that, at the time, the mental health law was "quite vague," making hospitalization much easier and the prohibition of contact with loved ones, a reality that the Mental Health Law of 2010 seeks to ensure is not repeated.

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The case had extensive legal repercussions after Kohen left the clinic. Zito says that the woman started lawsuits against her daughters, the clinic and the doctors who signed the diagnosis. The judicial process lasted three years and had the doctor and current national deputy among the accused. Facundo Maneswho was dismissed.

Zito explained that the questioning focused on whether Manes had signed a diagnosis knowing that it was apocryphal. Although it was proven that the diagnosis was wrong, the now deputy defended himself by arguing that he had had that "diagnostic impression."

The author concluded that her biggest challenge was finding the "grays and subtleties" in each perspective, recognizing Kohen's suffering during his 27 nights of hospitalization, but also the complexity of the situation for the daughters.

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